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Browne Jacobson LLP Offices
15th Floor
103 Colmore Row
Birmingham
B3 3AG
England
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Philip Gray
Work Department
Property
Position
Philip leads the Birmingham Beds Sector team acting for public and private sector clients on residential and mixed use projects across the country.
He works for a number of regional house builders and commercial/mixed use developers specialising in site acquisition and assembly.
Philip also advises public sector organisations, including Homes England on site acquisitions and disposals for residential development and also as part of Homes England’s Home Building and Infrastructure Funds, providing development finance to regional house builders and local authorities.
His recent work includes a site acquisitions in the North West; Derby city centre; and a number of sites in Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire (which are intended to provide more than 1,000 new homes). He has also recently advised on the disposal of local authority land in the Midlands for the provision of c.900 new homes and strategic infrastructure.
Valued by his clients for his ability to unlock potential deal-breaking issues and being a strong negotiator, his experience of development across the public and private sectors set him apart from many lawyers in the residential development sector.
Career
- Higgs & Sons (Associate, 2013-2017)
- Higgs & Sons (Solicitor, 2010-2013)
- Kirwans Solicitors (Trainee Solicitor/Solicitor, 2007-2010)
Education
- Solicitor (admitted September 2009)
- LPC (2007)
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies (Common Professional Exam) (2006)
- BA Hons Economic & Social History & Political Science (2005)
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
Browne Jacobson LLP offers broad expertise, which extends from development and regeneration projects to corporate real estate matters. Dominic Swift leads the practice, with vast experience of advising academies and higher education institutions on property projects, while Thomas Howard brings expertise in investments and developments in the health and social care sectors. Zo Hoida is well versed in advising local authorities on a range of matters, including joint ventures and mixed-use schemes. Senior associates Jonathan Borer and Philip Gray are also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Public sector > Education
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery