This area covers ownership, use and commercial exploitation of land and property: sale and purchase, commercial and agricultural leases, mortgages and legal charges, easements and rights of way, restrictive covenants, adverse possession and title defects. Solicitors draft and negotiate contracts for sale and commercial leases, prepare transfer deeds and other conveyancing documents, register dispositions and charges at HM Land Registry under the Land Registration Act 2002, lodge notices and restrictions, carry out searches and title investigation, and advise lenders, landlords and developers on priority and security. They bring or defend claims in the county courts or the High Court (Chancery Division) and in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to resolve disputes and apply for rectification or other remedies; commercial transactions are shaped by registered entries, priority rules and precise contractual drafting.
What a solicitor handles in these matters
Commercial transactions turn on registered title, the priority of legal and equitable interests, and statutory formalities. A solicitor handles registration with HM Land Registry, drafting of transfer deeds and leases, creation and registration of charges, resolution of covenant and easement issues, and the statutory procedures under the Land Registration Act 2002 and the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 that commonly complicate commercial deals.
