Jonathan Cope
Jonathan supports clients on a variety of commercial property transactions including landlord and tenant work, acquisitions and disposals of investment property and real estate finance.
Jonathan trained and qualified at a City law firm and joined Stevens & Bolton in 2016. In 2019 Jonathan spent six months on secondment to Lloyds Banking Group plc working in its real estate and housing legal team.
Jonathan’s experience includes working with a variety of landlord and tenant clients on lettings of offices, leisure spaces and industrial sites. He also acts for property investors on both sales and acquisitions. Jonathan also supports our finance team acting for both lenders and borrowers on real estate finance transactions.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2016
Experience
- Stevens & Bolton LLP (2016 - Present)
Qualifications
- LPC (2014)
- GDL (2012)
- BA (Hons) (2011)
Education
- BPP Law School (2014)
- University of Warwick (2011)
1 Contributions by Jonathan Cope
PRACTICE NOTES
Buying property from an administrator: due diligence, landlord consent, licences, security release and SPA drafting (England and Wales)
Property often constitutes part of the assets of an insolvent company to be realised by an administrator, and it is frequently crucial to a would-be purchaser wishing to keep the business operating after completion. That said, a purchaser must appreciate that acquiring a property from an insolvent company involves several notable differences, and a distinct strategy is required from that used where the company is solvent. This Practice Note identifies the principal divergences between purchasing property from a solvent company and one in administration, predominantly in the leasehold arena, though many of the observations will likewise be relevant to freehold transactions.
Difference in approach compared to a solvent seller of property
Buying from an insolvent vendor necessitates a different approach than a transaction with a solvent seller, reflecting the particular context of administration and the nature of the assets being disposed of.
Due diligence and timescales
Contracts for the sale and purchase of land rest on the legal doctrine of caveat emptor (buyer beware). Consequently, it falls to the buyer to undertake whatever level of due diligence it considers necessary to be satisfied that it wishes to proceed with the acquisition of the property...
Restructuring & Insolvency
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