Client Relationships Lease Management Uncategorised Commercial Property Disposal: One of the Most Overlooked Disciplines in Corporate Real Estate October 12, 2026 / October 23, 2026 by admin Most companies have a property acquisition strategy. Far fewer have a property disposal strategy. Read more
Client Relationships Lease Management Coordinating a leasehold factory disposal in Shenzhen May 13, 2026 / October 26, 2026 by admin SBM were tasked to help find a solution for their former manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China: a four-storey factory building of around 7,700 sqm, comprising of a warehouse, a staff dormitory block and various ancillary structures on a 5,040 sqm site. Read more
Lease Management Successful feasibility study in respect of a proposed factory relocation near Mumbai. October 1, 2024 by admin SBM were instructed by a client to complete a feasibility study in respect of a proposed factory relocation near Mumbai. The starting point for a relocation is always understanding the exit from the existing facility – in this case – a 4.5-acre freehold site within a gentrifying area near Mumbai. In situations like this, the […] Read more
Lease Management Successful decontamination, decommissioning and disposal in Argentina. September 25, 2024 by admin SBM was instructed to produce a strategy for the disposal of a 105-hectare old chemical plant for the leather industry in Zatare, Argentina, following the closure of the production facility at the site. Left image depicts before Right image depicts after Our client’s property scenario The site had no decommissioning plan, and environmental records were […] Read more
Lease Management Tenant and Landlord at Odds over Break Clause & Rent Review September 4, 2024 by admin SBM were tasked to assist a UK-based automotive components manufacturer and distributor facing a 45% uplift in rent. Our client’s property scenario Our client occupied three units on an East Midlands industrial estate which housed a fabrication and distribution facility for a pan European automotive components manufacturer. They had reached the midpoint of a ten-year […] Read more
Lease Management Constructive Negotiating and Transaction Leadership May 8, 2024 by admin SBM successfully supported a client to conclude a complex and sensitive lease extension at a highly valued fitness club in Manchester. Our client’s property scenario The lease under which our client occupied the premises had a relatively short period to run until expiry.As a large and prominent, under developed plot, the landlord had undertaken significant […] Read more
Lease Management Office space: Stay or Go? July 24, 2023 by admin Our client occupied the ground floor of a three storey office park in Woking with a lease that was about to expire. It was a complex situation because the previous owner of the property had sold off a long lease of the upper floors for conversion to residential, and had then gone into receivership. The […] Read more
Lease Management Making a break clause count: the art of not messing it up November 2, 2022 by admin SBM successfully served a complex break clause to release the client from 10 years’ of rent liability and £4.65m in costs. Our client’s property scenario Our client no longer required a first floor office space in the North East that had been a former HQ. A strategic business decision was made to activate the break […] Read more
Lease Management Planning Amending historic planning consent May 26, 2022 by admin SBM was instructed to review a historic planning consent to build a 200,000sqft high-bay warehouse close tothe M62. Our client’s property scenario Through a merger and acquisition, our client had inherited a large manufacturing site. This included historic planning consent to build a 200,000sqft high-bay warehouse a few hundred metres from the M62. The consent […] Read more
Lease Management Highlighting ‘red flags’ in a large leasehold property January 16, 2022 by admin 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. Our client’s property scenario A leading international manufacturer obtained UK property interests after acquiring a major global competitor. SBM was commissioned to […] Read more
Lease Management Repairing tenant landlord relations to secure a long-term lease December 22, 2021 by admin SBM were instructed to secure the long-term occupation of the site and amend outdated clauses within the lease. Our client’s property scenario Our client occupied two 40,000sqft manufacturing units in Stoke on Trent. The neighbouring units were held on a leasehold basis and the lease expired in just under six years’ time. The landlord and […] Read more
Lease Management Managing the logistics of change December 4, 2021 by admin Our client was considering plans to relocate subject to their client contract being signed and needed more flexibility in their current leasing arrangements. Our client’s property scenario Our client, a leading international logistics company, occupied two industrial units in Peterborough, operating as separate units a short distance apart. A ‘tenant only’ break option was swiftly […] Read more
