England - North West • Real estate

DWF

Property investment and management expert Helen Thomas leads DWF‘s practice, which is well-versed in handling the full array of high-value matters, from planning and construction to acquisition and litigation, for such renowned clients as Costa Coffee and Homebase. Co-lead of the firm’s national public sector real estate team Julie Simms has notable experience advising central and local government clients in particular, on the full remit of large-scale projects, namely being acquisitions, disposals and regenerations.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team are very friendly and helpful, with knowledge and experience in a wide-range of land and property aspects.’

  • ‘They are very good in collaborative matters, particularly in understanding the tensions and differing objectives whilst finding innovative ways of establishing common ground.’

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Key clients

  • Liverpool John Moores University
  • Wirral Borough Council

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Work highlights

  • Advising Costa Coffee on the delivery of all targets over the last 12 months, particularly in relation to the restructuring of key assets and acquiring drive-thru stores.
  • Advising Tapi Carpets on property matters, having developed policies and procedures to support the delivery of legal work including developing its policy in relation to green lease provisions.

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