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.
England - North West • Real estate
Slater Heelis
Sale-based residential property specialist Zara Banday co-leads Slater Heelis‘ team alongside Manchester-based Will Henson. It has a reputation for its strength in residential development work, acting for developers on a range of projects; it is described as offering an ’unrivalled’ quality of advice. Jay Lafinhan acts for an array of key clients on commercial work also, and has a developing expertise in renewable energy and infrastructure projects in particular. The team ably advises on complex sale and purchase agreements, leases and financial aspects of high-value projects.
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- 'Slater Heelis offer a very personal service that makes you feel part of the Slater Heelis family. Great communication and updates on matters that are proactive. They really make you feel that you matter as a client and their quality of advice is unrivalled.'
- 'Jonathan Kay is simply exceptional, I can't say enough about how good he is.'
Key clients
- Justice Properties Limited
- 60 Oldham Street Limited
- District and County Investments Limited
- The shareholders of Sunnysands Caravan Park Limited
Work highlights
- Acted in the property aspects arising from the disposal of the entire issued share capital of Sunnysands Caravan Park Limited.
- Represented District and County Investments Limited and its group member, DCI 2 Limited, in respect of obtaining a Revolving Loan Facility from Shawbrook Bank Plc.
- Represented Justice Properties Limited on a complex sale of a commercial building in Manchester city centre.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Zara Banday, Will Henson