Our property solicitors have an established record acting on prominent local and national transactions in the commercial, hotel, retail and residential sectors. Whether you are acquiring a property, selling an asset or agreeing a lease, we offer practical advice with a clear focus on your objectives.

We work closely with owners, investors, landlords and tenants, advising on acquisitions and disposals, commercial leasing and ongoing asset management. Drawing on the experience of our finance and corporate solicitors where needed, we look beyond the immediate transaction to help you protect and realise the value of your property interests.

We have a long history in providing advice and guidance to both lenders and borrowers in asset financing transactions. Our clients know that we have a thorough understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape when it comes to financing projects.

With proven experience in areas of property and development financing, refinancing, restructuring, private lending and security due diligence, doherty solicitors can guide you through the lending process to meet your objectives in an efficient, compliant manner.

We advise clients on the legal arrangements that bring construction and development projects from initial site set-up through to funding and delivery. Our solicitors take a practical, collaborative approach to structuring sites for development, putting in place access rights, wayleaves and easements for utility providers, and coordinating the property arrangements needed to move your project forward.

We draft and negotiate development agreements tailored to the requirements of developers, landowners and the ultimate beneficiaries of a project. Working closely with your professional team, we bring together property, corporate and financing advice to support commercially sound arrangements throughout the development process.

There are occasions in which a corporate acquisition, merger or disposal may be the most advantageous method toward meeting your objectives. Our solicitors advise on company formations, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, and the corporate governance and compliance matters which arise in between.

We equip you with the corporate advice required to define your projects in compliant structures which meet your needs, and work closely with your tax advisors to guarantee cohesion in thinking.

We take a pragmatic and commercial approach to managing your disputes, and have acted in significant high court, commercial court and court of appeal cases for our clients with a proven track record. Where the right opportunities arise, our solicitors know how to diffuse your disputes in a discreet and delicate manner.

We have the necessary experience to keep your disputes out of the courts where the situation permits, having advised our clients in a variety of mediations, adjudications and arbitrations from property disputes to shareholder disagreements.

Our private client solicitors give you the legal guidance needed to effectively manage your personal affairs. We assist you with your estate planning, and draft wills and codicils in consultation with you to protect against your concerns for the future. Where the need arises, doherty solicitors is here to put in place ordinary or enduring powers of attorney.

Our solicitors deal with the administration of diverse estate portfolios and work closely with our real estate and corporate solicitors to ensure your estate is administered as intended.