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England - South East • Real estate
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Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

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Praised for being ‘incredibly capable, very communicative and collaborative’, Moorcrofts LLP’s commercial property team is particularly well-versed in supporting landlords and tenants in lease negotiations, acquisitions, disposals, leasing matters, and portfolio management. The team is headed by Julia Ferguson, a seasoned expert in leasehold acquisitions and disposals for corporate occupiers, who has niche expertise in pre-let agreements, conditional contracts, and portfolio management for regional landlords. Elsewhere in the group, Sharan Uppal is noted for her capabilities in acting for both lenders and borrowers in secured lending, and also for developers acquiring property for development.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘I have dealt with a number of practices over the years and I have found Moorcrofts easy to work with and knowledgeable about the property sector. There was clear and effective communication.'

  • 'The staff were helpful and delivered solutions to issues when they arose as part of the transactional process. It was refreshing to have direct discussion rather than wholly through email exchange.’

  • ‘I found Julia Ferguson knowledgeable about property matters and she dealt with what was a complicated site. Communication was excellent, both directly and via email, there were site visits and the legal elements were dealt with forensically.'

  • ‘An incredibly capable team, very communicative and collaborative.'

  • 'The people are knowledgeable within their specific sector, the team is diverse with a mix of both female and male staff in senior roles.’

  • 'Their stand-out quality; how efficient, knowledgeable and corroborate each of the teams have been.'

Key clients

  • Access UK Ltd
  • Science Photo Library Limited
  • Thames Property Group Limited
  • Acuity Advisors Limited
  • GS2 Partnership Limited
  • Hiltfalcon Limited
  • Linda Joan Dunn
  • R3Store Studios Limited
  • Skillbond Limited
  • Bossie’s Biltong Ltd
  • CWA Studios Limited

Work highlights

Advising Access UK, a national business software provider, on its entire English property portfolio, various lease renewals, assignments and the acquisition of a new 10-year leasehold interest in prestigious office premises in central London.
Representing Science Photo Library Limited in relation to the acquisition of new leasehold office premises in Notting Hill, London.
Advised R3Store Studios on the acquisition of a new 10-year lease in the new mixed-use 26 acre development at Sugar House Island, in East London.

Practice head

Julia Ferguson

Other key lawyers

Sharan Uppal