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Commercial property: corporate occupiers

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Routinely sought out by professional services, institutional investors, and businesses, Cripps advises on a wealth of relocation, expansion of premises, and lease management mandates. With over twenty years of experience, Oliver Morris oversees the team, and his recent workload has chiefly focused on guiding clients on the review of office requirements. Ed Fowler leads on work for national and international retailers and leisure operators entering the UK market. Elizabeth Robertson often acts for clients in the prime London office market, and Jordan Yelland-Hey has predominantly focused his practice on complex lease and portfolio management transactions in the luxury retail space.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘We dealt with Oliver Morris, Partner, and Elisabeth Robertson, Senior Associate, who was our key contact for dealing with and completing the lease. They were really detailed throughout the whole process and were constantly available to us to answer any queries we had.’

  • 'Cripps helped us through the process and ensured we we were aware of all risks, and got the Landlord to concede on key points. They had all the resources needed to guide us through these issues.'

  • 'Elizabeth Robertson has handled all of our lease negotiations. I have found her pragmatic, clear, efficient and personable. Importantly, she is transparent and upfront about costs and any potential variations are brought to my attention in advance.'

  • 'Elizabeth Robertson explains things clearly and does her due diligence, informing us of precedent etc. when we are unhappy with some of the compromises being asked of us. We always end up in a happy place. I wouldn't hesitate to keep working with her.'

Key clients

  • Mott Macdonald Limited
  • Jimmy Fairly
  • YASA Limited
  • Moonpay
  • Agility Life Sciences Limited
  • Union Visual Effects Limited
  • Starlight UK Corporation
  • SMCP

Work highlights

Acting for Mott Macdonald in the rearrangement and negotiations in respect of the occupational lease arrangements for their London headquarters at 10 Fleet Place.
Acting for YASA, an electric vehicle motor manufacturer, on a lease of an 89,759 sq ft unit at the new innovative multi-purpose development Bicester Motion.
Advising Moonpay, a New York-based cryptocurrency financial technology company, on securing its first UK office at Eden House, Spitalfields, as part of its 2024 London expansion.

Practice head

Oliver Morris

Other key lawyers

Ed Fowler; Elizabeth Robertson; Jordan Yelland-Hey