John has substantial experience in dealing with UK wide real estate transactions, with particular emphasis on asset management, commercial leasing in the retail, leisure and industrial sectors.

Although since 2002 he has primarily advised in England & Wales, he is also qualified in Scotland and has niche expertise in cross-border issues.

  • 2002: Scotland
  • 2003: England and Wales

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Real Estate (England & Wales)

  • Acting for Clydesdale Bank dealing with disposals, lease renewals and lease terminations for various branches across England
  • Advising Investec Bank on private banking property due diligence for properties belonging to companies or high-net-worth individuals which the Bank are seeking to take security over. 
  • Advising Scottish Power Energy Networks in all aspects of their distribution and transmission network which licensed area covers part of the north-east of England.
  • Acting for Aether Energy in connection with the establishment of sites in Norfolk and Suffolk for woodland plantation for carbon offsetting.
  • Acting for Trespass Europe Limited/Jacobs & Turner Limited in management of UK wide retail store portfolio (over 300 stores) including acquisitions, disposals and asset management.
  • Advising Morris Leslie Plant Hire on their English plant hire depot portfolio including management, disposals, acquisitions and re-financing.
  • Advising Molo Hotels in asset management of an English hotel portfolio.
  • Advising Babcock Group in asset management of a UK property portfolio
  • Advising Thus plc/Cable & Wireless on English site assembly and title issue and negotiating wayleaves, cable agreements and telecoms leases and licences.
  • Advising Mapeley Estates in management of portfolio of telecommunications mast sites for American investors.
  • Advising the Bank of Scotland pension scheme in its £100 million acquisition portfolio of office, industrial and retail investments throughout the UK.

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