Podcast: Advice for Landlords on Commercial Tenant Financial Difficulties

13 Jun 2023

In this podcast, produced in partnership with Travers Smith and CMS, our expert lawyers from England and Scotland discuss what a landlord might be able to do if one of its tenants stops paying its rent or goes into an insolvency process.

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Speakers:

Partner, Travers Smith

Sarah is a Partner in the Real Estate team at Travers Smith with a particular expertise in advising on sustainable real estate, including green leases, social clauses, and aligning ESG investment and portfolio asset management strategies.

Sarah has considerable experience across a varied range of asset classes, staying close to market trends alongside her clients. From investments into offices and flagship city centre developments, to healthcare assets, student accommodation and BTR. Examples of some recent work include advising the University of Oxford in connection with their joint venture with L&G to develop life sciences buildings and graduate accommodation and advising real estate fund clients on an ESG review of their precedent leasehold terms.

Sarah is a member of AREF as well as the BPF sustainability committee, and the BPF’s green leasing consultation group and is currently active in upskilling clients on ESG related requirements as they affect their investment decisions. She is also a member of Travers Smith's ESG & Impact Group.

Sarah is also active in ESG Real Estate Thought Leadership, having recently co-written "Focussing on the S in "lease"" for the Estates Gazette and including some recent articles:

| Embracing social value in leases (egi.co.uk)

ESG challenges in the care home and senior living sectors: Part 1 | Travers Smith

ESG challenges in the healthcare and senior living sectors: Part 2 | Travers Smith

Social and Good Governance Clauses for Leases | Travers Smith

"Sarah Walker led the transaction for us, she was actively involved at all stages and always available. Sarah had great market insights and was able to offer us commercially focused solutions to some tricky problems. Sarah coordinated her team expertly. 2025 Legal 500

Partner, Dispute Resolution , CMS, Edinburgh

Marc is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team in Edinburgh with over 16 years’ experience and a focus on Real Estate Disputes in Scotland.

Marc works with clients in relation to a variety of disputes including those relating to development contracts, option agreements, access disputes, negligence, encroachment, property repairs, service charge, title conditions, judicial review, contract interpretation, energy sector compensation claims and the Electronic Communications Code.

Working closely with the CMS Real Estate, Planning, Environmental and Energy teams, Marc provides dispute resolution advice across each of these key client sectors.

Marc is dual qualified in Scotland and England, and works across the Sheriff Courts, Court of Session and Lands Tribunal for Scotland.