Selling Commercial Property Solicitors in Westminster

Selling Commercial Property Solicitors

Location:
Westminster

London Office Address:
125 Old Broad Street
London
EC2N 1AR

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Telephone:
020 8049 5888

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Past alterations can generate detailed enquiries during a commercial property sale. Paul Robinson Solicitors assist sellers in Westminster with organising the evidence and understanding what it establishes. We help present the building's documented history as part of the disposal, without assuming that a planning record, invoice or long period of use answers every possible question about the works.

For advice about a property matter in Westminster, contact our London office. The office address and map above show where the team is based. Call 020 8049 5888 to discuss your requirements.

Build a dated record of alterations

List significant works and gather the plans, approvals, completion records and correspondence you hold. Explain which works predate your ownership and what information came from earlier owners. We compare the available material with the buyer's requests. A dated account is more useful than grouping all documents under a general label such as refurbishment, especially when different parts were changed at different times.

Distinguish the evidence required

Planning, building control and any private permissions deal with different matters. We help identify which question each document addresses and where specialist advice or further information may be needed. Do not state that all consents are in place solely because one approval can be produced. The particular property and works determine the relevant checks, not a universal rule about altered commercial buildings.

Consider gaps before making promises

If the buyer requests a warranty or a step to address missing evidence, discuss the implications before agreeing. We negotiate the contract and manage the broader title and completion work alongside those enquiries. The appropriate response may depend on technical facts and the options still available. Consult us before making sensitive approaches to third parties or promising that an uncertain issue can readily be regularised.

Frequently asked questions

Can I describe a contractor's invoice as proof of regulatory approval?

No. It may evidence work or payment, but it does not necessarily establish the relevant approval. Provide the actual documents so the buyer's question can be answered on the correct basis rather than by inference.

Does a planning consent prove that no private permission was required?

No. Private title or lease restrictions require separate consideration. Have the relevant documents reviewed before stating that planning consent resolved every permission issue associated with the alterations being discussed in the sale.

What if the buyer asks me to guarantee historic compliance?

Have the proposed promise reviewed carefully. Its scope may extend beyond what your records establish, so the legal implications and available evidence should be considered before you agree to a continuing contractual obligation.

For wider advice, visit commercial property solicitors in Westminster and our commercial property solicitors in London hub. Read more about our main commercial property service.

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