Ian advises clients across a wide range of commercial property fields including developers, occupiers and developers.

Throughout his career he has particularly advised occupiers – ranging from individual operators to national retailers and universities – on their Scottish property acquisitions, disposals and management.

Areas of practice include:

Sector experience includes:

Admitted

1996: Scotland

Relevant experience

Advising the developers of a major mixed use development side in West Edinburgh on the long-term ongoing management of the site, development, sales and leasing.
Advising a number of national retailers, including a major Supermarket operator, on all aspects of their Scottish real estate matters including acquisition, disposal and management.
Advising the former occupier of a major industrial facility in Fife on the disposal of the site for development.
Advising a major Scottish developer on the acquisition of a number of sites for charge of use development and their subsequent development and sale.
Acting for a university on all aspects of its property interest including major student housing redevelopments and management of the University’s property interests.
Acting for the owner of a life sciences dedicated office park development on the letting and management of the park including its own occupational requirements.
Acting for the owner of agricultural land in entering into an option with a residential developer for the promotion and sale of the land for residential development.
Acting for a UK plc client on the acquisition of its UK HQ office
Advising on the sale and leaseback of a country house hotel for its European operator.