News / 01.09.2021 The impact of home working on the commercial property sector Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, many office based businesses have had to change their working practices to allow employees to work from home. 18 months on, how have these changes impact... Read More

News / 30.07.2021 Double promotion for Battens Solicitors South West law firm Battens Solicitors are commending the work of Property Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Jacqui Swann, and Commercial Property Solicitor, Michael Sewell. In recognition of their dedicatio... Read More

News / 11.01.2021 Patrick Mears joins Battens to head Bath commercial offering Leading South West law firm Battens Solicitors has today announced the appointment of Patrick Mears as Head of Commercial Property, Bath. Renowned for his considerable expertise in commercial law, ser... Read More

News / 12.08.2020 Upcoming changes to commercial property There are a couple of significant changes in the world of commercial property which will be taking place on the 1st September 2020. The first of the these being the introduction of a new use class cla... Read More

News / 03.06.2020 Bath Property market - Leases in a post covid world The world of commercial property after Covid 19 is likely to be very different. As we edge our way out of Lockdown both tenants and Landlords will be wondering what the future holds. How will office d... Read More

News / 22.04.2020 The Bath property market after Covid-19 Predicting the future of the property market can be difficult even at the best of times. Predicting the future of the property market after a worldwide pandemic takes us into a whole new league.... Read More

News / 13.01.2020 New appointment for Battens Solicitors Commercial Property Team Battens Solicitors are pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Saltonstall to their Commercial property team, joining as a Senior Associate based in Battens’ Castle Cary office. Having st... Read More

News / 04.06.2019 Getting out of my lease – what are my options? In the current economic climate, the one constant for your business is the notion of change. To prepare your business for change is to plan for success. Change can include an adjustment to your proper... Read More

News / 13.09.2018 House of Fraser and the impact of administration on Commercial Landlords As readers of the business pages will be aware, the department store, House of Fraser, is undergoing something of a seismic restructure at the moment. Falling sales and high overheads indicating that... Read More

News / 09.08.2018 Dentist Launches Own Practice After Battens Acts to Successfully Secure the Business and its Lease Dental implant specialist and Zimbabwe national, Hendrik De Waal, instructed Battens to help him buy a high street dental practice and take on its existing employees.   How we helped:  ... Read More

News / 23.07.2018 The New Electronic Communications Code The New Electronic Communications Code was introduced as part of the Government’s “Digital Economy” agenda. The New Code governs the grant of what are known as “Code Rights&... Read More

News / 01.03.2018 Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations: An Introduction for Commercial Landlords Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) were first introduced in England and Wales in 2007 for residential properties. The requirement for non-domestic and commercial properties to have an EPC o... Read More