Cathy Cearns

Cathy advises on investment acquisitions and disposals, development projects, leasing, forward sales, conditional contracts, overage, and portfolio management.

• Acted on the acquisition of a £28m headquarters building in London.
• Advised a large international corporation on its lease of new London headquarter premises.
• Acted on the sale of an £80m Oxford Street store.
• Advised on multiple leases in major shopping centres across the UK on the launch of a toy retailer franchise.
• Advised on the property aspects of the acquisition of a London theatre.
• Acted for a global insurance broker in connection with its UK corporate acquisitions.
• Advised on property management agreements and ancillary property documentation for a major London development.
• Acted for a private corporation in connection with the management and leasing of its property portfolio in London and the counties to a variety of tenants including government agencies, a global energy company, retail occupiers and financial advisers.
• Advised a privately owned Mayfair property owner in connection with complex leasehold structures and lettings of properties in and around Bond Street to luxury fashion houses and galleries.
• Advised small and mid-sized independent property companies on ongoing management work in a variety of sectors, in particular, local retail and hospitality outlets.
• Advised and acted on residential block management and the sale of freehold reversions.
• Acted for a nationwide leisure operator on the acquisition of a portfolio of bars and nightclubs in London.
• Acted for a start-up workspace operator on the acquisition of two new London sites.
• Acted for and advised small businesses on the acquisition of leases for start-ups.
• Advised on leasehold structures and complex multi-title site assembly, compositions, and fragmentations.
• Acted for a Midlands-based commercial developer and asset manager on the acquisition and disposal of various commercial and industrial properties including industrial estates and shopping centres.
• Advised on various elements of acquisitions and developments including clawback agreements, conditional sales, joint venture agreements, and construction contracts.
• Acted for banks and borrowers on portfolio refinancing as well as secured lending.

Cathy advises on a variety of development projects ranging from small conversions to major London developments.

• Advised on property management agreements and ancillary property and construction documentation for a major London landmark development.
• Acted for a Midlands-based commercial developer on all aspects of a housing development involving the initial acquisition, settling all construction documentation, section 106 Agreements, utilities contracts, and sales agreements.
• Acted for prospective investors on the acquisition of an ongoing golf and recreational development project involving complex conditional sale and purchase contracts.