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Hegarty has enhanced its Commercial Property offering, bringing together an expanded team of specialists to support businesses, developers, investors and landowners across Peterborough, Stamford, Rutland, Lincolnshire and the wider region.

The department combines more than 80 years of collective commercial property experience across a broad range of specialist areas, including development land, agricultural property, commercial leasing, investment portfolios, secured lending and business acquisitions involving property.

Led by Partner and Head of Commercial Property Lisa Thornton, the team brings together complementary expertise across every stage of the commercial property lifecycle. From acquiring business premises and negotiating leases to complex development projects and strategic land transactions, clients benefit from specialist advice tailored to their commercial objectives.

The team advises businesses of all sizes, property developers, investors, lenders, public sector organisations, landlords and rural landowners, providing commercially focused legal advice that reflects not only the legal complexities of each transaction but also the wider business goals behind it.

Lisa Thornton, Partner and Head of Commercial Property at Hegarty, said: “Commercial property is a key driver of economic growth across our region. From businesses expanding into new premises and investors growing their portfolios to developers delivering new sites and landowners exploring diversification opportunities, we’re seeing a wide range of activity across Peterborough, Stamford, Rutland and Lincolnshire.

Every transaction is different, which is why clients need advisers who understand both the legal complexities and the commercial realities of the local market. We’ve brought together a team with complementary expertise across every aspect of commercial property so that clients can access specialist advice whether they’re negotiating a lease, acquiring development land or delivering a major investment project.

We’re proud of the breadth of expertise we’ve built within the team and look forward to helping even more businesses and investors achieve their ambitions across the region.”

The team’s expertise spans:

• Commercial acquisitions and disposals
• Commercial landlord and tenant matters
• Development land and strategic land transactions
• Agricultural and rural property
• Property finance and secured lending
• Commercial lease negotiations
• Investment portfolio management
• Development projects
• Business acquisitions involving property

The department includes Partner and Head of Commercial Property Lisa Thornton, Partner Will Stokes, Legal Director Michael Blank, Solicitor Lydia Mann, together with Legal Assistant Angelina Kotowicz-Mietelska and Legal Secretary Claire Lyons.

Together, the team offers clients a breadth of expertise across virtually every aspect of commercial property law while maintaining the responsive, personal service for which Hegarty is known.

As businesses continue to invest across Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland and the surrounding counties, Hegarty’s Commercial Property team is well placed to support organisations at every stage of their property journey, from first acquisition through to long-term portfolio management and future development opportunities.

For more information about Hegarty’s Commercial Property team, visit www.hegarty.co.uk or contact the team on 01733 346 333.