Our latest REAL (Real Estate Around London) in association with WMT accountants and LSH welcomed guest speaker John Gillen, Director of Natwest Real Estate Finance. REAL (Real Estate Around London) is a commercial property networking seminar aimed at professionals in the Herts, Beds and Bucks area and offers a forum for those in the sector to …
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Welcoming Charles Hodder to Sherrards
Sherrards’ would like to announce the recent appointment of Charles Hodder, joining us in our London office as a Commercial Property Partner, following a move to the West End. Charles Hodder has worked in commercial property for over 20 years and brings a great deal of experience to the firm and is well respected by clients. …
Raising a glass to Snug Bar’s success
It’s always a pleasure to tell a story about the success of one of our commercial property clients, and it has been a particular delight to see the Snug Bar grow and grow. It all started back in 2005 when Snug owner operators Giles Fry and Ashley Moore set out to create their own unique …
Public sector must be more commercial
We were delighted to welcome David Lloyd, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire to our REAL property seminar yesterday at Beale’s Hotel in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. ‘How does this relate to property?’ I hear you ask. In a nutshell: the County Council’s huge landholdings and their desire to collaborate even more closely with the private sector …
Landlord’s Development v Quiet Enjoyment
In what is proving to be a competitive market for commercial landlords, many are looking for different options to maximise the revenue from their investments by undertaking works to all or part of a tenant occupied building. This gives Landlords the opportunity to increase their yields by exploring potential developments or conversions of their building. …
China Daily Article “Investors from China gamble on London’s real estate” featuring Sherrards
Sherrards contribute to property and real estate article produced by China Daily which suggests that the Chinese have overtaken the Americans in terms of foreign investment into London’s Commercial property scene. View China Daily article, featuring Sherrards’ Laurel Zhang
Breaking Bad Leases – the latest pitfalls in exercising break clauses
With the dust having firmly settled and break clauses tweaked following last year’s landmark case of Marks & Spencer plc v BNP Paribas, where it was deemed that rent paid in advance before a break date would not have to be refunded for the post break period unless the lease expressly stated this, a new …
REAL event brings Herts, Beds & Bucks property professionals together
The second meeting of the REAL (Real Estate Around London) seminar and networking event took place recently in St Albans, Hertfordshire at The Noke (Thistle Hotel) in St Albans, Hertfordshire. REAL is aimed at commercial property professionals in the Northern Home Counties (Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire), and offers an informal forum for those in the …
The London Office Space Problem
In June 2014 it was announced that London’s West End had retained its title as the world’s most expensive location for office space for a second consecutive year. Occupational costs per square foot in the London submarket were 14% higher than the next most expensive, Hong Kong. As the economy recovers, the commercial property team at Sherrards …
Sun, fun, and sweaty retail solicitors – watch the video of the 2014 Elifar Challenge
A fine collection of athletes from Sherrards’ retail, litigation and commercial property teams took part in a day of rigorous physical and mental challenges at the recent Elifar Challenge, along with 19 other teams from across the retail sector. See the official video below! On a hot June day, lawyers, architects, asset managers, developers, landlords, retailers, and …