"Team which respects its clients’ needs and inputs. Technologically ahead of the game – phones and computers handled Covid working from home seamlessly."- Legal 500, 2022

Our top-ranking team of commercial property and real estate lawyers is first choice for a wide range of commercial legal services.

Our commitment to clients is clear; we deliver informed, practical advice that adds value to your business by being pro-active, innovative and responsive to market conditions.

We are experts in all aspects of commercial property transactions and are recognised for our expertise in portfolio management, the leisure and tourism sector and the complexities of pension property investments.

Burnetts " provides a confident and proactive approach to meeting clients' needs, with a modern and pleasant style." - Chambers, 2021

The team is jointly headed by Partners Helen Hayward and Robbie Mather.

Helen, who relocated to Cumbria after more than a decade of working in London, has impressive experience in leasehold matters, commercial sales and acquisitions. Her client base includes several with considerable property portfolios in a variety of sectors, and she also heads our SIPP and SASS pension investments team.

Robbie advises some of the area’s biggest businesses in all aspects of sales, acquisitions, leasehold arrangements and refinance. He and Helen are the only property lawyers in Cumbria to be recognised by Chambers and Partners, a prestigious national guide to law firms.

Burnetts advise on all aspects of the following:

• General commercial - sale, purchase, banking and leasing
• Development work - commercial, industrial and residential
• Property portfolio management
• Leisure and tourism
• Pension property investments, including SIPP and SASS investments
• Commercial landlord and tenant
• Property finance, including mortgaging and re-mortgaging
• Education sector advice
• Planning
• Environmental matters and mines and minerals

“Robbie Mather and Helen Hayward are the only property lawyers in Cumbria to be recognised by Chambers and Partners, a prestigious national guide to law firms.”