The Legal 500 > United Kingdom - Solicitors > South East > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

‘A professional and approachable team; Knowledgeable of clients’ business and able to understand what is required from legal documents. Prepared to input into strategic conversations.’

‘A dynamic and commercial team.’

‘Prepared to give on the spot advice. Always available, never seems to avoid contact.’

‘Lisa Williams and Steve Wiltshire have a strong ability to grasp and deal with complicated matters.’

‘Always attentive and responsive. Excellent advice, excellent service, and value for money.‘

‘A personal and efficient service, competitive, friendly, and approachable.‘

‘The team is very efficient, helpful, well qualified, and responsive to all our requirements.’

‘Maria Mowberry is an excellent all-round property lawyer.’

‘The real estate practice has experience across all relevant sectors and is extremely commercially aware, which adds real value to their offering.’

‘Alison Taylor is an excellent lawyer, a great team leader with exceptional commercial and market knowledge.’

‘The real estate team is excellent at providing timely service. David Michaels is a very knowledgeable all-rounder lawyer.‘

‘Sensible commercial advice at reasonable fees within an acceptable timeframe.‘

‘David Kemp and Louise Benning are the partners of choice for commercial and residential conveyancing work.‘

‘Ruth Boulton can always be relied upon to be pragmatic and commercial in her outlook. She is responsive, personable, and a trusted contact.. Ruth can at times be quite busy, but challenging deadlines are always met without exception.’

‘Realistic, professional, expert, and commercial in their advice and assistance. Of particular note is Valerie Warman.‘

‘The practice team takes time to understand the quirks in our particular business allowing for timely advice and understanding our needs.’

‘The practice is very commercially minded and get on with the job at hand in a professional manner and quickly. If you can’t get hold of one person, their colleagues are available and will know the latest issues to pick up matters when required.’

‘Terry Fendt and Stephanie Kierans are fantastic property lawyers. They advise their clients thoroughly and have very good attention to detail. They work as a great team and do all we can to get the deals done in a professional and timely manner.’

‘Stephanie Kierans is great. Approachable, knowledgeable and efficient.’

‘A responsive and efficient team.’

‘The practice works in a cohesive and non-hierarchical way to the benefit of its clients and their other professional advisers. As a result they seem able to draw opinion from each other and quickly answer queries or deal with problems. They move things forward in a timely way and are ‘solution’ rather than ‘problem’ driven.’

‘They have the talent and expertise of a large, City firm but the approachability, availability and value for money of a provincial practice.’

‘Rachael Spalton is very personable, knowledgeable, experienced and hard-working. She works well with kindred professionals, with a good understanding of when to take the initiative and when to support, consult or advise.’

‘Rachel Spalton is very approachable and extremely knowledgeable. She will always work a bit later or even out of hours to get things done.’

‘Victoria Sandberg is incredibly diligent and client focused.’

‘Victoria Sandberg and Rachael Spalton never fail to impress. It is a pleasure to work with them.’

‘Taylor Walton have strength in depth and are not just a one-man team.’

‘The team we work with at Taylor Walton provide exceptional service, are always available and conclude transactions quicker than any of the other firms we work with.’

‘Dermot Carey is the ‘go-to man’ of the North Home Counties commercial property solicitors.’

‘The attention to detail and the commerciality of the team truly stand out compared to other firms we use.’

‘Reliable, first-class, professional lawyers we confidently use for all manner of legal services but most recently when concluding a lease negotiation renting offices in London. Their identifying lease provisions we would want to be changed, agreeing to changes with landlord lawyers, avoiding onerous side letters of agreement, etc, all concluded in a satisfactory final outcome for both parties.’

‘The lawyer handling our lease negotiation took us, step by step through all the lease provisions and issues thereby safeguarding us, where necessary, with agreed amendments. She also assisted both sides with workarounds and solutions to some lease issues such as level of service charge provisions.’

‘The team is very professional and knowledgeable. The personal touch and the patience they took to explain everything needed to know.’

‘Unrivalled level of service from an expert team.‘

‘I found using Tees Law a very good experience, always on hand to answer questions, etc, would definitely use again.’

‘Kay Piper’s work is comprehensive, clear, and goes above and beyond – always. She is always incredibly helpful, ensures she keeps me informed of all stages, and I am never unsure of where I stand legally. I have had to use other solicitors previously and have always found the experience slightly anxiety-ridden – not so with Kay. I would simply not consider using another solicitor while she is still working.’

‘Tees is a medium-size legal practice with the breadth and depth of legal skills found in large practices but the customer care typically found in smaller ones. I have worked with a number of associates and partners over many years and found them all to be friendly, helpful, and highly competent.’

‘Kay Piper is friendly and approachable whilst remaining professional. She is easy to contact and methodical in her work.’

‘Excellent personal service – what I really like is that if there is something outside their area of expertise they have excellent contacts.’

‘I have worked with Tees for many years in mainly rural elements of their commercial property practice. Throughout that time I have found them to offer sound, balanced advice to clients and to be clearly focused on delivering results.’

‘I have worked with Kay Piper on a number of transactions and found her to have a very straightforward and common sense approach with a keen appreciation of the commercial aspects of a deal.’

‘Chris Brewis is approachable and has good people skills; a competent practitioner with a competitive streak that makes him stand out, always returning calls and willing to go that extra mile for his clients. I regularly recommend him and have had no complaints. He sets a high standard within his specialist field.’

‘Bonnie Twiggs always gets straight to the point and explains things in layman’s terms – it is really valuable to receive practical, clear advice without the legal jargon that other solicitors use. Bonnie also has a common sense approach and will always get the job done quickly and efficiently.’

‘Manish Patel has great energy and a positive attitude at all times – he is highly understanding through various challenges; his patience and attention to detail makes it a pleasure to do business together.’

‘Friendly, efficient personal service. Easy to contact, professional team. Helpful and thorough.’

‘Highly professional, and importantly very responsive. They are proactive in chasing up on outstanding questions, and are very thorough and diligent. Very approachable, happy to meet face to face and you feel they are constantly pushing to move forward.’

‘A hard-working team who provide a transparent service with integrity.’

‘Bonnie Twiggs provides an exceptional service – she takes the weight off of the client’s shoulders and onto her own.’

‘A very friendly, knowledgeable firm delivering to our local community.’

‘Lennons are universally regarded as by far the best property and commercial practice in the Chilterns. Quite simply, they have no competitors. Apart from the strength and depth of their expertise at the partner level what is important is that this goes right through the team in terms of skill and efficiency. This is something you will not find in any other legal practice in the area and additionally means that they are good value for money when the bill arrives.’

‘Andy Coyle, the senior partner is widely regarded as the best property lawyer in the Chilterns, in terms of expertise and quality of advice and is excellent particularly where complex and difficult property issues are concerned.’

‘The team have expanded and have bought in some very experienced personnel; however, they are still approachable and flexible. They stand out above other firms in that they are keen to understand situations and they work actively with commercial property consultants such as myself, rather than being slightly aloof, as some solicitors are.‘

‘They are very knowledgeable and pragmatic.’

‘The team we work with provide an excellent level of advice and cover. Critically if someone is away, there is another that will pick up the workload.’

‘Their level of experience and knowledge enables us to fully trust them. This puts them at a level far above other people we have worked with.’

‘Machins deliver solid advice you can rely upon and are great value for money. Nick Ginger provides an excellent blend of experience, insight and pragmatism.’

‘I have been using Machins for both business and personal affairs for a period of some 40 years. Each and every aspect is dealt with professionally using a specialist department in whatever field is required. The relevant partners remain approachable at all levels throughout any negotiations.’

‘I have been dealing with Nick Ginger throughout my relationship with this firm. Nick at all times offers advice and assistance in a thorough and practical manner whatever and whenever the need arises. He is most approachable and understands we are human and not merely a client number. Nick is able to deal with issues from the mundane to the most complex with complete confidence at each step.’

‘Machins Solicitors are a well-known and respected firm in Luton. They have a large team of solicitors who work together to bring about a solution to clien’s requirements and problems.’

‘A reliable, fast, and efficient service. A very good team. Machins are always friendly and make you feel that your business is important to them.’