Our Services with Paddle & Cocks LLP
Lease Negotiation
We provide practical, outcome-focused lease negotiation strategies, balancing landlord and tenant interests to secure favourable terms, rent reviews, break clauses, and surrender options.
Acquisitions/Disposals
We advise on acquisitions and disposals, delivering due diligence, sound advice, risk assessment, and timely completion to protect value and ensure flexibility for clients.
Development & Refinancing
From site assembly to funding strategies, we manage complex development projects and refinancing to optimise leverage, compliance, and delivery timelines.
Meet David Formby
David Formby has practised commercial property law since qualification as a solicitor in 2007. In that time he has advised SME’s, lenders, developers, retailers and industrial companies in their commercial property matters. David is a First Class graduate in Law from the University of Lancaster, (LL.b, 2004). He works mostly on commercial leases, corporate support, asset sales and purchases, together with the usual sales and purchases of commercial or mixed use property.
What clients say
“Excellent Service..”
— Bod Homes Limited
“The service provided was excellent, it was quick and efficient and information was easy to understand, the forms easy to complete although found the paperwork a little excessive…”
— Patricia
“Excellent Service..”
— Radar Properties NW Ltd
“Reliable and personal service. Reasonable costs. Responsive and ethical..”
—HealthSource Totnes
Contact Form
If you’re seeking commercial property legal guidance across England and Wales, contact us for a focused, practical consultation tailored to your needs. We cover commercial leases, assignments, rent deposit deeds, deeds of surrender, and licences to alter as well as acquisitions, disposals, development, refinancing and portfolio management with a responsive, client-focused approach.
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Contact us
For expert commercial property advice across England and Wales, contact David Formby today to arrange a confidential consultation, or for a quotation. David works as a consultant solicitor with Paddle & Cocks LLP, Charles House, 18-21 Charles Street, Truro, TR1 2PQ. The firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority SRA Number: 646198.
David Formby - Commercial Property Solicitor 