Butcher's Pet Care
Acting on behalf of Butcher’s Pet Care to agree a lease with the landlord, Gazeley, to create a new £38 million, 250,000 sq ft complex bespoke building, which Butcher’s will rent for 20 years. Its existing factory will be demolished to allow for a further new unit to be constructed.
“Wright Hassall has looked after all the legal aspects of the negotiations in what was quite an involved process and we are delighted with the outcome.”
Graham Baker, chairman of Butcher’s Pet Care.
TUI UK Limited
Acting for TUI UK LImitd this project involved multi-disciplinary teams advising TUI UK Limited on a property consolidation which saved them over £6 million a year in occupancy cost. Wright Hassall dealt with the legal aspects arising on the consolidation of operations and relocation of TUI UK Limited’s head office in the UK from Greater London House on the Hampstead Road, London to large purpose built offices at Wigmore House and Marlborough House (adjacent to the Airport) in Luton. The new Luton premises comprised approximately 90,000sqft spread over several floors and accommodates around 800 staff. Wright Hassall has dealt exclusively for many years with all of TUI UK Limited’s legal property requirements in England and Wales and continues to do so.
Edgwick Park
Acting on behalf of Wigleys (see above) on a major 10.5 acre development in Coventry. There are 23 titles in the development, all of which Wigleys are either already the registered proprietor or in the process of acquiring. Contracts have been exchanged with Royal Mail for a 20 year lease and design and build of a Royal Mail sorting office; the supermarket chain, Lidl for £2m; and negotiations are taking place with Wickes for a design and build of a store; with another plot likely to be a hotel/pub/restaurant. Other aspects of work we have undertaken include the construction of a new road which required a road bond and a S278 Agreement, together with lengthy negotiations with the utility providers over wayleaves and easements.
Victoria Street Hednesford
Acting on behalf of ATP Industries Group Limited in the sale of land within 7 registered titles to St Modwen/Tesco for £6.5m. Involving the preparation and negotiation of a contract of sale (in excess of 20 drafts), an option agreement, a leaseback and obtaining title by virtue of adverse possession of 2 plots of unregistered land.
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