Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
![Martin Hoare](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/2308_1144393.jpg)
Gorvins Solicitors
Martin is a Partner and Co-Head of the Real Estate team. Martin is one of the leading lawyers in the North West Real Estate market and has an enviable list of clients both on a local, regional and national basis.
Specialising in commercial and residential development and investment work. Martin is instrumental in advising his clients which include leading businesses, agents and property developers. Martin has been involved in many of the major city-centre office developments including the sale of King Street and the sale of Urban Splash properties to Places for People. Recognised as an influential commercial property solicitor his work includes forward sales and purchases, forward funding and pre-let agreements, strategic land options and development agreements. Clients include Urban Splash, Peel Group, Seddon Developments, NPL Estates, Oldham Council, Marcus Worthington Developments, Oddfellows, L2 Properties and Cannon & Kirk.
![Jay Lafinhan](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/4417_1204433.jpg)
Slater Heelis
Jay is a Partner in the Slater Heelis Property team. He joined the firm with extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of commercial and residential property law. He acts for a variety of clients including property investors, developers, corporate investors, private landlords, corporate landlords, commercial property portfolio managers, mainstream lenders as well as private corporate lenders. He also specialises in acting for lenders on short-term development loans, bridging finance and for private property developers and advises clients on all property aspects of infrastructure projects and renewable energy projects. With the high-level of experience and expertise he has acquired throughout his career, Jay provides an efficient, knowledgeable and user-friendly service to all the clients he acts for.
![Emma McGlinchey](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/1023_1259761.jpg)
![Joanne Perritt](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/3510_1198701.jpg)
Myerson Solicitors LLP
Partner & Head of Department in the Commercial Property department dealing with a wide range of matters, particularly land development (acting for both developers and land owners) and the acquisition, disposal and management of business premises for property investor clients.
![Helen Davidson](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/5249_1168405.jpg)
Land Law LLP
Helen is a Partner in the real estate team who deals with all aspects of commercial property transactions, but specialises in development work - taking schemes (including for residential, office, retail and industrial use) through from initial site assembly and acquisition to their eventual disposal whether via sales or lettings. Recently Helen has been working on the sale of large residential sites to housebuilders, including dealing with promotion and collaboration agreements, and has been acting for landowners and occupiers in connection with drainage and energy related infrastructure. Helen has expertise in the transport sector, advising landowners on the implications of transport schemes and regularly advises airports on all aspects of their property work. When not dealing with her transaction work Helen oversees compliance, regulatory and quality matters for Land Law LLP and is also responsible for the firm's Lexcel accreditation.
![Zoё Paton-Crockett](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/7817_1165868.jpg)
![Angus Whyte](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/5249_1084144.jpg)
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
![Nicola Jackson](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/5249_1168647.jpg)
Land Law LLP
Nicola is a Partner in the real estate team of Land Law who assists clients in a broad range of sectors with their property transactions. Nicola has particular experience in the acquisition and disposal of commercial properties; secured lending; development work and site assembly; landlord and tenant matters and freehold reversion sales. In addition to her private practice experience Nicola has also spent five years lecturing at the University (formerly College) of Law in Manchester, specialising in property law.
![Rachel Martin](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/7812_1249250.jpg)
Butcher & Barlow LLP
Partner and Co-Head of Commercial Property. Rachel has extensive experience in a variety of commercial property matters including:
• Sales and acquisitions of freehold and leasehold land (with and without funding);
• Estate management and Landlord & Tenant matters: agreements for lease, leases, assignments and underleases, alterations, renewal leases, variations and surrenders;
• Portfolio refinancing;
• Development: acting for developers, regional and national regeneration agencies, land owners and occupiers in connection with development agreements and conditional contracts, option and promotion agreements, rights of pre-emption and overage;
• Property finance: acting on behalf of both borrowers and lenders; and
• Acting for NHS Trusts, Primary Care Organisation and Medical and Dental Practitioners.
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
![Charlotte Hook](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/3510_1198648.jpg)
Myerson Solicitors LLP
Associate in the Commercial Property department. Deals with landlord and tenant matters, sales and purchases and financing.