Multiple factors including inflation, and digital disruption have reshaped UK retail. Forward-thinking occupiers are adapting with new leasing models and experiential stores. As the market evolves, legal considerations around leases, compliance, and strategy are critical for businesses entering or expanding in this fast-evolving retail landscape. Here's what businesses need to know when considering entrance or expansion in this quickly evolving market.

Commercial property partner, Richard Holmes and Nichola Gray recently completed a lease for Nell's Pizza's new location in MediaCity, Manchester.

The industrial and warehousing sector has been one of the most resilient in UK commercial real estate in recent years thanks to a number of things including trends in supply chains and consumer shopping preferences. Even factoring a degree of general uncertainty in the financial markets due to Donald Trump’s announcements regarding tariffs on overseas goods, there is still a desire to acquire the right industrial and warehousing stock if the price is correct and the right sor

Commercial property partner Melanie Greer Walker recently completed on the purchase of a £4.3m multi-let industrial estate subject to leases for a US based company of which their UK subsidiary is the principal tenant.

Upward-only rent reviews, which mean rents can only rise at set review periods, remain a cornerstone of UK leasing and property valuations. While their prevalence has declined over the last two decades, notably in the retail sector and for smaller lettings, they remain common.

June 2025 Commercial Property Partner, Richard Holmes , featured in BE News discussing the industrial sector . ''The industrial and...

June 2025 In a recent Local Government Lawyer article planning partner Chrisa Tsompani examines how the Government's planning reforms...

We are delighted to announce that Commercial Property Partner, Melanie Greer-Walker, will be judging at Property Week's Inspiring Women in Property Awards!

April 2025 Planning Partner, Nigel Hewitson , features in the latest edition of Estates Gazette covering the pending dispute involving...

In this Newsflash episode, Lizzie Collin sits down with Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training at Davitt Jones Bould, to discuss the...

In this episode, Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training, joins host Lizzie Collin to answer some of the audience questions from our latest...

In this Newsflash episode,  Elizabeth Collin  sits down with  Richard Snape , Head of Legal Training at Davitt Jones Bould, to discuss...

In this Newsflash episode, Lizzie Collin sits down with Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training at Davitt Jones Bould, to discuss the...

In this episode, Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training, joins host Lizzie Collin to discuss recent developments under the Leasehold and...

In this Newsflash episode, Lizzie Collin sits down with Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training at Davitt Jones Bould, to discuss the...

In this Newsflash episode, Lizzie Collin sits down with Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training at Davitt Jones Bould, to discuss the...

In this episode, Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training, joins host Lizzie Collin to answer some of the audience questions from our latest...

In this Newsflash episode, Lizzie Collin sits down with Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training at Davitt Jones Bould, to discuss the...

In this Newsflash episode, Lizzie Collin sits down with Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training at Davitt Jones Bould, to discuss the...

In this Newsflash episode, Richard Snape, Head of Legal Training, and Lizzie Collin are joined by Kevin Fry, a legal executive at Davitt...