Business Sales/Purchases
We can offer a quality service tailored to your business needs, based on years of experience in this field.
We can help with all areas of small and medium sized business activities, including:
- Purchases and sales of businesses and companies
- Partnership agreements (creation and amendment)
- Terms and conditions of trading
- Initial company set-up
- Employment and HR advice
Work in this area will often link with Commercial Property and Employment and the same team will be able to offer seamless advice as and where required.
Business Sales/Purchases Team
Mark Butson
Partner
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Mark Butson
Mark joined the firm in 1983 as a trainee and qualified as a solicitor in 1985. He has been a partner/member since 1990 and is now our senior partner.
He has expertise in the preparation of wills and has considerable experience in the administration of estates - both where there is a Will and where there is none (an ‘Intestacy’) and in dealing with issues of interpretation where these arise. He can also advise on drafting deeds of family arrangement and related inheritance tax issues.
He regularly advises upon the creation and tailoring of Lasting Powers of Attorney and the operation of these in practice.
Mark advises in all aspects of conveyancing (both commercial and residential), including commercial landlord & tenant transactions. He has experience of dealing with boundary and rights disputes concerning property and ownership claims – including those by adverse possession.
He also advises small businesses in the practical resolution of employment issues.
Direct Line: 01289 301284
Email: mtb@tcsmith.co.uk
Frances Cowan
Partner
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Frances Cowan
Frances joined the firm in 2000, completed her training with T C Smith and qualified as a solicitor in 2002. She became a partner in August 2014.
Her interests are in all aspects of commercial conveyancing, including residential developments. She also has considerable experience in assisting with residential conveyancing.
Her family are actively involved with farming, and she has a keen interest in agricultural matters – heading up the firm’s agricultural section. In 2014 Frances qualified as a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association, and this has enhanced her expertise in all areas of rural practice – including agricultural holdings, farm sales and purchases, estate planning & taxation
Frances also advises as to the preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney and Wills – and the administration of estates.
Direct Line: 01289 301294
Email: fc@tcsmith.co.uk
Carly Calder
Solicitor
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Carly Calder
Carly joined the Firm in 2017 and qualified as a Solicitor in March 2025 through the Apprentice Solicitor programme.
Carly has experience in all aspects of Residential Conveyancing including selling, buying, re-mortgaging and transfers of equity and is an ideal point of contact for sound advice and assistance.
Direct Line: 01289 301289
Email: cec@tcsmith.co.uk