I act for lenders and investors on all facets of real estate financing across residential and commercial sectors.

My primary focus is on secured lending transactions including investment and development finance matters.  I have considerable experience acting for a number of well known and smaller bridging lenders – working under pressure and to strict deadlines has become second nature.

I advise clients on landlord and tenant matters that include a wide range of transactions.  The versatility of my expertise allows me to provide service that is tailored to my clients’ needs including acquisitions, disposals, lettings, transfers of portfolios to corporate structures and finance transactions.  I therefore act for a number of long-standing investors with large commercial, residential and mixed use portfolios.

With experience in a wide range of sectors, I adopt a proactive and commercial approach to all transactions.

I am a Partner and Head of the Lawrence Stephens’ multi-disciplinary Financial Institutions sector group. I am a leading adviser to banks and other financial institutions on the provision of relevant legal services and have over 30 years’ experience advising them in both the regulated and non-regulated sectors.

I have over 30 years’ experience working for clients within the UK and internationally in the acquisition of property investments, development sites and owner occupier acquisitions and leases.

The Lawrence Stephens Financial Institutions teams represents banks and other financial institutions in the regulated and non-regulated sectors.  We have extensive experience in real estate, secured lending, bridging and property finance acting for a wide range of companies, developers and investors.  

Highlights to date include acting on behalf of a bank in respect of a £30m facility to a renowned hospital charity, a £28m facility secured against 115 properties and acting for a borrower in respect of £30m senior debt facility.

Prior to joining Lawrence Stephens, I ran my own practice in the West End of London, which eventually merged with Lawrence Stephens in 2004.  I am married with three children, five grandchildren and live in North London.  My interests include cooking, fine wines, eating out with friends, country sports, golf and supporting Arsenal.

Experience highlights

• Acting on behalf of a financial institution in respect of a facility of £20m to a national charity acquiring a mixed use property in West London for £40m
• Advising a property developer in connection with the acquisition of a mixed-use block for £9.5m, assisting with the application for permitted development to convert five floors of offices into 35 apartments and the application for planning permission for the construction of five duplex apartments on the top floor of the building, the extension of the retail element and the construction of 12 mews houses at the rear of the building
• Acting on behalf of a bank in respect of a £30m facility to a renowned hospital charity
• Acting in the administration of a national fashion retailer with an estate of 250 retail units, disposing of 125 commercial units and assisting the administrator in the disposal/management of the remaining units
• Acting in the acquisition and financing of the roof and airspace above a block of flats, the construction of eight apartments and their off-plan sale (with a GDV of £4.5m)