Case Studies

Constructive Negotiating and Transaction Leadership

SBM successfully supported a client to conclude a complex and sensitive lease extension at a highly valued fitness club in Manchester.

Dilapidations assessment for budgeting purposes

SBM was commissioned to help consider the implications of operating an onerous break clause including the requirement for vacant possession.

Office space: Stay or Go?

Advising on strategy as the property passed from one pair of hands to the next was among the biggest hurdles in our latest lease management case study.

Enabling a smooth transition to a new site

Timing and relationships were key to success, requiring the disciplined coordination of multiple parties.

Making a break clause count: the art of not messing it up

SBM successfully served a complex break clause to release the client from 10 years’ of rent liability and £4.65m in costs.

Creating an invisible ‘extra slice’ on a property disposal

SBM completed a freehold property disposal with two important wins: overcoming challenges to secure an uplift in the sale price and completion in a rapid timeframe.

Amending historic planning consent

SBM were instructed to secure the long-term occupation of the site and amend outdated clauses within the lease.

Highlighting ‘red flags’ in a large leasehold property

SBM provided a ‘red flag’ report to our client which outlined the steps that needed to be taken to ensure compliance with lease clauses and areas of concern for a large manufacturing property.

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