Liz Smith
Liz is a solicitor with over 15 years’ experience working in commercial property helping clients with a wide range of transactions including buying and selling, refinance, leases and rural property matters.
Liz is a solicitor with over 15 years’ experience working in commercial property helping clients with a wide range of transactions including buying and selling, refinance, leases and rural property matters.
Liz completed her law degree at the University of Wales, Cardiff before qualifying as a solicitor in 2006 following her training in the North East. Liz has lived in Hartlepool for almost 20 years, and during that time has worked for firms in Gateshead, Hartlepool and Darlington before joining Freers Askew Bunting in March of 2024 to help expand the Commercial Property team.
Proud of her personable approach to each individual client’s needs and circumstances Liz’s focus is on quality service and client satisfaction. Liz has experience across a broad ambit of commercial work from leases for industrial properties to farm sales and everything in between.
In her free time Liz is also a volunteer leader at a Rainbows unit in Hartlepool.
We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting its first-ever Law Clinic at Stokesley Cricket Club on the 15th of May from 10 AM to 4 PM.
The forfeiture of a commercial lease is a powerful tool available to landlords in the event of a tenant's breach. It allows the landlord to terminate the lease and reclaim possession of the property. Understanding how this process works is essential for both landlords and tenants.
