Under the joint leadership of John Aynsley and Nicola Kravitz, the team at Memery Crystal handles the full range of site acquisitions and disposals. The team also handles issues relating to the financing, construction, planning and development of these sites, and all manner of property disputes. The group's client base consists of investors (such as high-net-worth individuals and their family offices), developers, banks, property owners and asset managers. Mixed-use developments are a key area of expertise for the practice.

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Key clients

  • Countryside Properties (UK) Limited
  • Canary Wharf Group
  • Telford Homes
  • BrewDog
  • Carolina Herrera
  • Arc’teryx
  • Round World Group
  • Unity Real Estate
  • Medivet Investments Limited
  • Medivet Property Holdings Limited
  • Southwark Homes Limited
  • Charterhouse Property Group Holdings Ltd
  • Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Limited
  • ChangeGroup
  • Rontec Roadside Retail
  • Montreaux Group
  • Montreaux Homes
  • H Company 3 Limited
  • Cora Homes

Work highlights

  • Advising Countryside Properties on a hybrid promotion and option agreement covering a 600-acre site for a new garden village.
  • Acting for Rothschild on the financing of the purchase of a new build high-end residential property in Notting Hill. £15m.
  • Acting for Grapevine Property Holdings Limited on the acquisition and sub-sale of a number of portfolio residential multi-let properties. Circa £40m (combined).

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

John Aynsley, Nicola Kravitz