The Hill Dickinson LLP London office regularly collaborates with the Liverpool team to advise banks and real estate investors on a variety of transactions, including development finance, development loans, and transfer of property portfolios. James Garton, praised as ‘very approachable and understanding of client’s needs’, regularly advises clients on development finance matters, while Louise McMahon is well regarded by clients for her capabilities in secured lending transactions. Alastair Moss joined the firm from Hill Dickinson in January 2023, while Ela Paza left the firm in September 2023.
Testimonials
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‘The team at Hill Dickinson are very personable, especially Louise McMahon. They are very knowledgeable of the real estate market and take the time to explain potential issues to us and advise accordingly.'
- 'Over the years to further strengthen our relationship with Hill Dickinson, they have undertaken training sessions with the real estate team here to help develop our knowledge of particular topics, which have proven to be very useful.'
- 'James Garton and Louise McMahon are always willing to take our calls to discuss other transactions which they are not necessarily instructed on and to give us some guidance.'
- 'The team at Hill Dickinson are a pleasure to work with.’
‘Louise McMahon is a very personable individual who makes the effort to contact us even if Hill Dickinson are not instructed on any transactions that we are working on. Louise likes to have a regular catch-up to see how things are going for us as a bank and to see how the market is, which always helps from a relationship perspective.'
‘The team is great to work with - always very helpful and commercial.’
‘They are very personable and knowledgeable in their areas of expertise. Always willing to pick up the phone to discuss. ’
‘James Garton is very approachable and understanding of client's needs from a service, time and cost perspective.’
Key clients
- Trusted Novus Bank Limited
- Wildhorn Properties Ltd
- Recognise Bank
- Bank of London & the Middle East (BLME)
- HSBC UK Bank plc
- National Westminster Bank plc
- Cynergy Bank Ltd
- Santander UK plc
- Secure Trust Bank Plc
- Paragon Development Finance
- Ingenious Real Estate
- Alpha Real Capital LLP
- LendInvest plc
- Oblix Living Limited
- CapitalRise Finance Limited
- Property Lending LLP
Work highlights
- Acting for the lender in relation to its continued involvement in a loan to fund the development of a former car park in Derby (GDV of £50m) and we have been instructed on both phase 1 (loan of £11.9m) and phase 2 (loan of £21m).
- Advising on a £55 million loan to assist a transfer and re-finance of a large portfolio of properties owned by Paul Simon Magic Group Holdings Limited.
- Acting for Alpha Real Capital LLP on a sizeable development loan of £19.5m in relation to a recently developed site in Brighton.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Garton