words
“Read the break clause before you fall in love with the view. Thirty years in property and that sentence has saved more clients than any other.”
Experience
Selected experience
Graham has advised businesses on their premises since the early 1990s.
Headquarters lease for a growing retailer
2011
Negotiated a flagship lease with break rights that the client later used to move on its own terms.
Senior Partner
2013
Joined Northgate to build a commercial property practice on fixed fees for standard leases.
Portfolio sale of twelve units
2019
Ran the sale of a mixed commercial portfolio to a single buyer, completed on the agreed date.
Dilapidations claim defended
2024
Reduced a landlord’s dilapidations claim against a client by more than two thirds.
Notes
Notes from the partners
Short, practical notes on contracts, people, disputes and funding, written for the people who run businesses.
June 11, 2026
July 16, 2026
Testimonials
Northgate quoted our shareholder agreement in writing before they started. The final bill matched it.
Maya Ellis
Founder, software company
A supplier dispute had dragged on for a year. Northgate settled it in six weeks, without a court date.
Tom Vidal
Owner, logistics company
The same partner handled our lease, our fundraise and our acquisition. Northgate never passed us down the line.
Helen Marsh
CEO, manufacturing group
Our Series A closed on time because Northgate turned every document round the same day.
Arjun Patel
Co-founder, fintech
