Commercial Property Lawyer, Sydney
Sarah Walsh is a commercial property lawyer in the Sydney CBD. She acts on commercial and retail leases for tenants and landlords, and on the purchase and sale of commercial and retail property, so one firm can handle the property and the lease on it. Every matter is on a fixed fee, so you know the cost upfront.
One lawyer for the lease, the purchase and the sale
Commercial property deals rarely involve just one document. A buyer needs the contract reviewed and often a lease in place. An owner needs a lease drafted for a new tenant, or a contract prepared to sell. A business needs its premises lease right before it signs.
Sarah has handled multimillion-dollar leasing and conveyancing deals, first at a boutique commercial law firm and then as a Property and Projects Solicitor at one of Australia’s largest law firms.
Commercial and retail leases
- Lease Terms Sheet advice before the lease is drafted
- Drafts leases for landlords, reviews them for tenants
- Negotiates amendments on your behalf
- Retail leases under the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW)
- Signing and registration with NSW Land Registry Services
Buying and selling commercial property
- Prepares the Contract for Sale of Land for sellers
- Reviews the contract and negotiates terms for buyers
- Stamp duty applications
- Online settlement in PEXA
- Settlement adjustments and a post-settlement report
A solicitor, not only a conveyancer
Sarah is a solicitor, not only a conveyancer. That means the same firm can handle the purchase, the sale and the lease on the property, for either side, and can advise you on the legal risks in the contract, not just the paperwork.
She acts for first home buyers, buyers, sellers and investors, and often works alongside buyers agents.
What Sarah handles
From the first terms sheet to registration on title.
- Lease Terms Sheet advice
- Drafting commercial and retail leases
- Reviewing and negotiating leases
- Lease registration on title
- Lease assignment and subletting terms
- Make good and end of lease terms
- Contract for Sale of Land preparation
- Contract review and negotiation
- Stamp duty applications
- Settlement adjustments
- Online settlement in PEXA
- Post-settlement report
How it works
- Initial chat. Tell Sarah about the property, the deal and your timeline.
- Fixed fee quote. You know the cost of the legal work before anything starts.
- Draft, review and negotiate. Sarah prepares or reviews the lease or contract and negotiates on your behalf.
- Sign, settle or register. Leases are signed and registered, sales and purchases settle online in PEXA.
- Done. You receive a report once the formalities are complete.
Big-firm experience, boutique service
Sarah Walsh is the Principal Solicitor and founder of Sarah Walsh Conveyancing & Leasing, with over a decade of specialised experience in property law. She started at a boutique commercial law firm and went on to work as a Property and Projects Solicitor at one of Australia’s largest law firms, on multimillion-dollar leasing and conveyancing deals. Sarah was admitted to practise in NSW by the Supreme Court of NSW in 2018 and is a member of the Law Society of NSW.
Today she brings that experience to every lease with a personal, fixed fee service, from her office at Level 1, 222 Pitt Street in the Sydney CBD, for clients across Sydney and NSW. Her clients rate her 5.0 from 113 Google reviews.
“Sarah has gone truly above and beyond in her review and negotiation of a commercial lease. She thought of things I’d never think of myself and is truly savvy in her expertise.”
Amy Freeland, Google review
Commercial property questions
A commercial property lawyer handles the legal side of business premises and investment property: drafting, reviewing and negotiating leases, and preparing or reviewing contracts when commercial or retail property is bought or sold.
A conveyancer can transfer the property. A solicitor can also advise on the legal risks in the contract and handle the lease on the property. Sarah is a solicitor, so one firm covers the purchase, the sale and the lease.
Yes. Sarah acts for buyers, sellers and investors on residential, retail and commercial property in NSW.
Yes. Sarah acts for both landlords and tenants on commercial and retail leases.
No. Settlement is done online in PEXA, so you do not need to attend.
Sarah works on a fixed fee, so you know the cost upfront before any work starts. Book an initial chat to get a quote.
Sarah’s office is at Level 1, Suite 1.01, 222 Pitt Street in the Sydney CBD, and she works with clients across Sydney and NSW. Meetings are booked in advance.