About Hugh

Hugh works closely with clients on issues including commercial leases, lease renewals, rent reviews and commercial and housing development sales and is often involved in complicated conditional contract and overage negotiations.

Hugh qualified as a solicitor in 1981 and joined Machins in 1999. He has a significant and loyal client base acting for clients on a wide range of commercial property issues regionally and nationally with particular expertise in farm and agricultural land.

Specialist practice areas

  • Buying and selling commercial properties
  • Conditional contracts, option and overage agreements
  • Residential estate development
  • Buying and selling houses and flats
  • Commercial and residential lease drafting
  • Mortgages and Remortgages
  • Tenancy agreements

Latest news by Hugh Beeley

Successful application for termination of Parental Responsibility

Termination of Parental Responsibility is rarely made by the Court and only ever in exceptional circumstances. Following a recent private family law case acting for a mother who successfully obtained a termination of Parental Responsibility order to end the father’s Parental Responsibility, we asked Laura Martin-Read, Senior Associate Solicitor to explain what Parental Responsibility is

Spring Budget – Key highlights for businesses

Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget on 6 March, and it will probably be his last major fiscal announcement ahead of this year’s anticipated general election. With a focus on reducing tax for the working population and helping parents, there were several announcements in the Budget that affect businesses and employees which I consider and

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