Commercial Property Solicitors Manchester

A Manchester-based tech company needed to acquire a freehold office in the city centre. After receiving quotes from two Manchester firms, they instructed Ana Pestana at PDA Law — saving £8,500 in legal fees while receiving the same quality of service. Ana completed the transaction in 5 weeks, managing all due diligence and title work remotely.

Acting for a Salford Quays start-up taking its first office lease, Ana Pestana negotiated a tenant-only break clause at year 2 of a 5-year lease — giving the client the flexibility to exit if the business needed to scale up or down. The landlord's initial position was no break clause; Ana's negotiation secured this critical protection.

"We'd previously used a large Manchester firm for our commercial lease and found them slow and expensive. Ana Pestana at PDA Law was the opposite — fast, clear, commercially minded and significantly cheaper. We've now moved all our commercial property work to PDA Law."

Ana Pestana acted for a developer assembling a multi-plot industrial site in Trafford. The site involved three separate titles, a ransom strip and an unregistered access right. Ana resolved all title issues, negotiated the ransom strip acquisition and completed the site assembly within the developer's programme timeline.

"We've used Ana Pestana to acquire three commercial investment properties across Greater Manchester over the past 18 months. She is always thorough, proactive and delivers on time. Her fees are very competitive compared to Manchester-based firms."

"Ana Pestana managed our commercial refinancing in Stockport efficiently and professionally. She communicated clearly throughout, resolved a title issue quickly and completed ahead of our lender's deadline. Excellent service."