Solicitors for the conveyancing for purchase of Francis House

To provide conveyancing and legal advice to the Staffordshire Pension fund on the purchase of a significant office property in Francis House, London for a purchase price of £55m. I the property is freehold and will be a TOGC.

Derwent London comprehensively reconfigured and refurbished the property in 2021/2022 having pre-let most of the building (comprising the majority of the Ground Floor, and the entire 1st - 4th Floors) to Daniel J Edelman Ltd (0.69 Ha). The entire building is currently 100% let and occupied as Offices.

Services to include;

• Full title, construction and planning due diligence.

• Negotiating the contract and transfer

• Advising on the SDLT and VAT position

• Preparing a full transaction report

• Inputting into any pension fund approval processes

• Liaising with your other professional advisers including the managing agent

• Submitting any SDLT (subject to receipt of relevant funds)

• Registering the acquisition at the Land Registry

Government spending data: This supplier has received £18,628,609 in 461 payments (over £25k) from NHS England, Department of Health and Social Care, HMRC, Metropolitan Police, DEFRA and 18 more public bodies (2014-02-10 to 2026-03-31). View full payment history →

Tender Documents

• Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder → — Award notice