Waymakers supports businesses operating in and around the property sector with commercial contract drafting, review and negotiation.
Whether a business is entering a new commercial relationship or revisiting an existing agreement, Waymakers works through its objectives and the terms that matter.
Advice considers the services being provided, each party’s responsibilities, payment arrangements, liability, termination and what happens if the relationship changes or a dispute arises.
The aim is to produce an agreement that accurately reflects the commercial arrangement and gives the parties a clear understanding of their obligations.
What we draft, review and negotiate
The agreements that keep a property business running, and the ones that decide who carries the loss when something goes wrong.
Running the business
- Terms of business for letting and managing agents
- Property management agreements
- Service level agreements
- Consultancy and self-employed contractor agreements
- Partnership and joint venture agreements
- Outsourcing arrangements
Working with others
- Supply, maintenance and contractor agreements
- Referral, agency and introducer agreements
- Framework agreements for repeat work
- Franchise arrangements
- Sponsorship and marketing agreements
- Collaboration agreements
Protecting the business
- Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- Privacy notices and data processing terms
- IT and software agreements, including property management platforms
- Intellectual property and brand licences
- Consumer-facing terms and cancellation rights
- Termination, variation and settlement agreements
How the work runs
Advice starts with what the business is trying to achieve and what would go wrong if the relationship broke down. The document is then written to that, rather than adapted from a template that was drafted for someone else.
Where an agreement already exists, it is reviewed against the same questions: does it say what the parties think it says, who bears each risk, and what happens on termination or dispute. Negotiation is handled with the other side directly where that is wanted.
The team's experience spans private practice and in-house roles, so advice is framed around the commercial decision the business has to make, not just the legal position.
When a contract goes wrong
Contract disputes are handled by the same team that drafts them. Advice covers the strength of the position, the practical options, negotiation, a formal claim, or walking away, and the likely cost of each, before anything is committed to.
Fees
The scope of work and the basis of charging are agreed before anything starts. Drafting and review of a defined agreement is usually offered as a fixed fee; negotiation and disputes are charged on an hourly basis or by agreed stages.
Discuss your property matter
Tell the team what has happened, what you would like to achieve and whether there is an approaching deadline.