Alex Wright | Associate, Property

Alex qualified as a solicitor in December 2002 and joined Ward Hadaway in April 2003 within the Commercial Property Department.

Alex is the firm’s representative on the board of the Newcastle Young Professionals forum.

In the private sector, Alex regularly acts for both landlords and tenants in their negotiation of commercial property leases, together with all associated leasehold documentation.

In addition to landlord and tenant work, Alex has successfully advised clients on commercial property sales and acquisitions of industrial, retail, office and development property as well as in relation to investment portfolios.

Alex has acted for various commercial banks securing high value loans against property portfolios and both commercial and residential sectors and has a good understanding of banking security in relation to properties.

He has given extensive advice to both borrowers and lenders in this regard.

Alex is also familiar with licences for alteration, deeds of variation of leases, licences to underlet and assign and rent deposit deeds. 

He regularly liaises with the Corporate Department and assists with the property element of high value company acquisitions and disposals and advises on the property provisions in share and asset purchase agreements.

Alex works closely with the insolvency team on the property aspects of insolvency deals and has acted for administrators and liquidators in the transfer of freehold and leasehold properties as well as advising buyers in the acquistion of property in insolvency matters.