At Belmont & Lowe our Property Department offers a wide range of property services provided by established experienced lawyers who at the forefront of any service provided are the clients with the ability to understand each client’s needs whether it be from purchase and sale of a residential property to a complex commercial property transaction and acquiring development sites.

Our client base includes acting for generations of families, high net worth individuals, developers and small to medium sized companies,

Michael Loudon, our specialist Property Partner, has extensive experience and an excellent track record for delivering the highest quality legal advice.

The Department is split into Commercial Property and Residential Property.

Commercial property

Stuart Simoes is head of Commercial Property at Belmont & Lowe.

We provide a comprehensive range of services, from straightforward transactions to complex projects with multiple layers of (debt) financing within the capital structure. Our clients include landlords, tenants, architects, developers, entrepreneurs, funders, investors, individuals, corporates, charities landowners, and insolvency practitioners.

The team has extensive experience advising across many sectors including development and financing (residential and commercial), healthcare, retail, hospitality and manufacturing (beverages). Other sectors in which we can advise include insolvency, renewable energy, leisure, and life sciences. Whether you are relocating offices, disposing or purchasing, leasing out and financing or developing, development is central to your business, our experienced team is ready to support you and advise on all aspects of your commercial property projects.

Residential property

Angela Paul is head of Residential Property and Conveyancing at Belmont & Lowe.

Whether you are purchasing your first home, moving up the ladder, downsizing, or adding another investment property to your portfolio, refinancing or letting out your property, every transaction has its complexities. We will guide you through each step of the process including sales, purchases, surveys, mortgages, and the responsibilities of ownership, making sure everything is clear.

Our team have experience in transactions ranging from the hundreds of thousands to upwards of £50 million and everything in between.

The team is accredited by the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) demonstrating its commitment to and recognition of its quality standard for residential conveyancing practices.

Commercial and residential experience

We frequently advise clients on:

• Acquisition & sale of residential and commercial property
• Agricultural property and landed estates
• Commercial development & joint ventures
• Contracts and building warranties
• Covenants in leases
• Boundary enquiries
• Dilapidations
• Equity release schemes
• Estate development
• Debt finance
• Landlord/tenant problems
• Lease renewals and rent reviews
• Mortgages and other financial arrangements
• Option agreements
• Tenancy agreements

The residential and commercial team work collaboratively and hold long lasting relationships with both independent and large financial advisors, accountants, financiers, surveyors and architects across the country and are happy where they can draw upon their knowledge and connect clients to assist with their transaction and what lies ahead of them after completion.

The Private Client department can assist with declaration of trusts, wills and succession planning which often go hand in hand with the purchase and disposal of a property.

Many of our clients work, frequently travel or permanently reside abroad and as such our team is accustomed to the challenges that might occur in such transactions.