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Cheltenham
Real Estate
Peers note that this "impressive and sound"
set-up has a strong presence in the South West, in addition to offices
in Cheltenham and London. The group has advised on numerous large-scale,
complex transactions in the past year, supported by specialist planning,
property litigation and construction teams. Development and investment
work has made up most of the workload, for regional and national clients.
The group has also worked on a stream of residential development work,
with the team acting for house builders and residential investment funds.
A further area of expertise is Self-Invested Personal Pension-related
work and the establishment of property purchasing funds.
Ian Brothwood is a "sound lawyer
who gets on with the job." He specialises in commercial investment
property, secured lending and general landlord and tenant work as well
as telecoms work. Market observers have great respect for Geoffrey Jordan,
who they describe as "a real gentleman and a pleasure to deal with."
Peers also praise the talented head of the Cheltenham real estate group,
Nigel Morton: "You cannot knock Nigel Morton's technical legal
skills." He advises on conveyancing, residential property investments,
secured lending and landlord and tenant matters.
Clients/Work Highlights: Schroders Property
Investment Management; Vodafone; Nationwide Building Society; Bridge
Residential Partnership and James Hay Pension Trustees.
Ian Brothwood is ranked in tier 3 of
4 as a leading individual.
Geoffrey Jordan is ranked in tier 4 of 4 as a leading individual.
Nigel Morton is ranked in tier 4 of 4 as a leading individual.
Planning
Clients describe this "quick, responsive and commercial" player
as "dedicated to finding practical solutions and giving clear advice."
The team advises landowners, developers and local authorities on mixed-use
and housing developments as well as on regeneration schemes and CPOs.
On the contentious side, expertise is provided in High Court challenges,
appeals and enforcement issues. This year it acted for Industrial Sales
in a High Court challenge regarding the adoption of Cheltenham Borough
Local Plan Redeposit Draft. The practice also works closely with the
firm's real estate, property litigation and construction departments.
Guildford
Real Estate
This well-regarded national player
offers City expertise at regional hourly rates and is praised by clients
for being "responsive, always contactable and delivering the right
advice at the right time." The recently formed regeneration team
has acted on high-profile matters, including ongoing advice to Guildford
Borough Council on the Friary Shopping Centre extension scheme. It is
also acting for General Practice Group on its site acquisition and subsequent
medical health centre development at Burgess Hill. In addition, the
real estate team provides property support in corporate sales and purchases
of pharmacies. Clients include Berkeley Homes; Alphameric; RCN and ntl:Telewest.
Rory Fordyce is head of department here.
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