Tom Weightman

Director in Commercial Property

Education:

Tom studied at The University of Sheffield for his Law degree and Sheffield Law School for the LPC.

Main Areas of Work:

• Purchases
• Sales
• Lettings
• Refinancing
• Asset management
• Developments
• Transfers of equity
• Gifts of property,
• Freehold acquisitions,
• Adverse possession claims,
• Auction sales and purchases
• Voluntary registrations
• Assents

Great / Notable achievements at Wake Smith:

In recent years Tom has acted for a great range of local and national clients such as HSBC Bank plc, Yorkshire Crisps, Spectrum Community Health, German Autocentres, Campbell Homes and TGN Construction.  During his time at Wake Smith, Tom has acted on a similarly diverse range of transactions and properties: including golf courses, restaurants, pubs, hotels, garages, cat cafes and Sheffield’s Old Town Hall.

What clients say about you:

'Tom Weightman has been superb. His clear-minded approach and pragmatism has been the cornerstone of both my personal and professional legal requirements for many years. He brings an extremely high level of professional expertise to the table, and there is not a single occasion where his presence has been anything other than practical, realistic and completely solution-focused; a calm and measured solicitor. There is no scenario in which we do not want Tom in our corner. I cannot give a higher recommendation.'

'We have always found Tom Weightman to be attentive, professional and very pleasant to deal with. When we have needed his services he has made himself available to respond to our telephone calls and queries.'  - Graham and Lynn Cohen

‘Tom Weightman delivers consistently excellent service. He has my utmost appreciation for taking on and completing a complicated case.’

‘Always efficient, polite and reassuring.’

‘Tom is very knowledgeable and trustworthy and a credit to your firm.  I would certainly use Tom and Wake Smith again and would recommend the firm to anyone looking to use an established and well-respected firm of solicitors.’

Recent articles by Tom Weightman

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