The Ipswich office of Birketts LLP is home to a substantial proportion of the firm-wide commercial real estate practice. Among its standout partners are  Chris Schwer, who is a key adviser to housebuilders and developers, and major corporate occupiers, and practice co-head Oliver Crichton, who has notable expertise in freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, as well as landlord and tenant matters. The 'friendly, attentive and knowledgeable' group also includes Stuart Raven and Paul Squire   who are key advisers to corporate and developer clients; utilities specialist Vicki Chilton and Keith Andrews, who handles all property work for an active NHS Trust. Legal director Amanda Timcke and newly promoted partner Sam Froud are also key to the practice.
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Témoignages

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  • 'Mark Elgar has successfully undertaken many transactional lease negotiations on our behalf, helping us create the agile property portfolio to support our ever changing business needs. Mark's relaxed style and collaborative approach creates a real partnership empathy and goes a long way to resolving difficult and entrenched positions from opponent legal advisors.'

  • ‘The Birketts team are always willing to go that extra mile to offer support. The fees are very competitive and leaders in the pension market when dealing with pension based transactions.’

  • ‘Friendly, attentive and knowledgeable.’

  • ‘Paul Squire and Alex Chisnall provide a proactive and commercially prudent advice.’

  • 'Strong regional coverage with a good depth and breath of services.'

  • ‘Birketts successfully combines the full service offering of a large practice with the personal and hands on approach of a much smaller business. There is consistency around repeat work, but in the event something unusual arises, there is always an expert within the business to assist. Whilst regional in nature, they can in my view give any London firm a run for their money.’

  • ‘We have worked with Stuart Raven for many years, and intend to do so for many years to come. Stuart completely understands our business and ways of working, and is inevitably one step ahead of us at all times. His advice is prompt, efficient, well thought out, and excellent value for money.’

  • ‘Keith Andrews is solid well rounded advisor who provides advice and guidance on all transactions. His is particularly knowledgeable around leases.'

Clients clés

  • Hopkins Homes Ltd
  • The Churchmanor Estates Company Plc
  • M7 Real Estate Ltd
  • Dencora Group
  • The Electricity Network Company Limited, GTC Pipelines Limited, Open Fibre Networks Limited, Independent Water Networks Limited, Independent Pipelines Limited, Independent Power Networks Limited, Independent Heating Networks Limited.
  • East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices
  • Suffolk County Council
  • Ipswich Borough Council
  • Lloyds
  • HSBC

Points forts

  • Acting for Denbury Homes Limited on its multi-million pound acquisition of land at Dunmow for residential development. Denbury are one of a number of the team’s housebuilder clients.
  • Dealingl with over 1200 transactions per year for Curtis Banks Group and others involving the purchase/disposal and asset management of properties owned in Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) and Small Self-Administered Schemes (SSASs).
  • The clients - BUUK, GTC Infrastructure Limited, The Electricity Network Company Limited, GTC Pipelines Limited, Open Fibre Networks Limited, Open Water Networks Limited - own and operate over 1.6 million new gas electric water and fibre connections for leading housebuilders, developers, landowners and agents. A dedicated team of 15 works on property transactions in the utilities sector.

Avocats

Hall of Fame

Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Les grands avocats du marché

Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.

Responsable de la pratique

Oliver Crichton

Autres avocats clés

Chris Schwer; Stuart Raven; Paul Squire; Vicki Chilton; Amanda Timcke; Keith Andrews; Sam Froud; Mark Elgar; Paul Squire; Alex Chisnall