Commercial Property

Claudia Willard qualified in 2015 and joined Blacks Solicitors in November 2017, where she is an Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Property team. Prior to this, Claudia had gained significant experience in landlord and tenant work on behalf of occupational tenants with a focus on the Retail sector. Claudia currently deals with a range of […]

Beth Laidler joined Blacks Solicitors in 2009 where she trained and then qualified in 2011. She became a Partner in 2018 and works in the Commercial Property team. Beth has an organised and methodical approach to her work for clients, who consist of a range of commercial property investors and developers, as well as holiday […]

Ben Finley is a Solicitor in the Commercial Property team, having trained with the firm and qualified after successfully concluding his six month seat in Commercial Property in September 2018. Ben was promoted to Associate Solicitor in 2021. Before moving in to law, Ben originally studied History and Philosophy of Science at the University of […]

If you are a buy-to-let landlord, and you thought the 3% Stamp Duty Surcharge had impacted your ability to purchase further properties, have you considered how the new ‘Affordability Rules’ will affect you? On 30 September 2017 new rules came into force for all landlords owning four or more properties with the aim of putting […]

Last year, a client visited our offices and told us that his (now former) solicitor had failed to register some open land in his name. The failed initial Application We discovered that the land he had failed to register was not enclosed by any fence, wall or other similar boundary feature. This was a strip […]

Beth thank you, we are so pleased that this transaction has completed. You and Blacks have been superb and we will have no hesitation in recommending you to our clients for future work. Thank you for keeping us so well informed. Website Admin

Beth – sincere thanks for all of your work and advice with respect to this lease. We are very pleased – it provides all of the rights and surety we required and has been completed so promptly. Website Admin

Nick Dyson is fantastic at networking and bringing clients together who may have a mutually beneficial relationship moving forwards. Giving a great service to clients. Website Admin