England - London • Real estate
Winckworth Sherwood LLP
Winckworth Sherwood LLP advises both private residential developers and public sector entities in the UK. With an array of services spanning site acquisition to end-user arrangements, the practice, led by Eleanor Kilminster, manages contentious and non-contentious matters for a diverse client base. Colin Hall contributes to the team with his expertise in decentralised energy schemes.
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Testimonials
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‘Hard-working, client-focused, commercially minded, experienced and forward-thinking.’
‘Eleanor Kilminster - superb.’
‘They have the best structure of staff that cover aspects of the disputes that are needed.’
‘In building our claims, the staff at WS are very thorough in understanding our stance, and asking for the relevant information early to do their job, with no last minute requests or questions of any issue, other than just small details to complete the information.’
Key clients
- A2Dominion
- London & Quadrant Housing Trust
- Quadrant Construction Services Limited
- Flametree Properties Limited
- Notting Hill Genesis
- Redrow Homes Limited
- Network Homes Limited
- BDW Trading Limited
- Watkins Energy
- Aviva Investors
- Westminster Green Management Co Limited
- Crest Nicholson (Operations) Limited
- Lewisham Homes (subsidiary of the London Borough of Lewisham)
- Harwich Haven Port Authority
- Euro Investments
- Clarion Housing Group
- Bouygues Development
- Camden Town Centre Limited
- Catalyst Housing Limited
- Consensus
- Countryside Properties (UK) Limited
- Countrywide Developments
- Evolve Housing
- Hill Partnerships
- Hollybrook
- Horiba Mira Limited
- Hyde Housing
- Keepmoat Homes
- Meridian Home Start (subsidiary of the London Borough of Greenwich)
- Octopus
- One Crown Place
- One Brighton Quarter
- Optivo Housing
- Peabody Trust
- Populo Living (subsidiary of the London Borough of Newham)
- Swan Housing
- Sovereign Housing Trust
- Telford Homes
- Argent Energy (UK) Limited
- Vivid Housing Association
- Watkins Energy
- Hill Partnerships
- Hollybrook
- Horiba Mira Limited
- Hyde Housing
- Keepmoat Homes
- Meridian Home Start (subsidiary of the London Borough of Greenwich)
- Octopus
- One Crown Place
- One Brighton Quarter
- Optivo Housing
- Peabody Trust
- Populo Living (subsidiary of the London Borough of Newham)
- Swan Housing
- Sovereign Housing Trust
- Telford Homes
- Argent Energy (UK) Limited
- Vivid Housing Association
- Watkins Energy
Work highlights
- Instructed by Network Homes to advise holistically on ongoing projects and in relation to defect claims arising out of the building safety crisis.
- Instructed by Peabody Trust in connection with claims and remedial works contracts on sixteen occupied developments with latent defects, with a total remedial works cost exceeding £30,000,000.
- Instructed to advise Barratt on its joint venture with Transport for London for the development of a large TfL-owned brownfield site at Bollo Lane, Ealing. The WS team has advised on the structuring of the joint venture (LLP) between Barratt and a nominated TfL subsidiary, including a conditional joint venture agreement, and the terms of the strategic partnership and all related development, planning and financing arrangements.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eleanor Kilminster