Muckle LLP
Muckle LLP’s real estate team frequently provides property developers, house builders, occupiers and owners with commercial and residential development advice, as well as portfolio management assistance. Practice head Jonathan Combe regularly advises clients in the healthcare, renewable energy and leisure sectors on acquisitions, developments, lettings and forward fundings. Will McKay takes on acquisitions, forward funding, planning consent and construction mandates, in particular. Gail Bennett is a go-to figure for real estate finance advice, while James Armstrong notably deals with transactions involving housing, commercial and residential sites. Deborah Lazenby focuses on property finance, multiple occupier and investment work.
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- 'The team is very responsive to client requirements with extensive knowledge of the social housing sector.'
Key clients
- McAleer & Rushe
- Home Group
- Kans and Kandy
- Persimmon plc
- Mandale Group
- Sandman Hotels
- Gentoo Group
- Trivselhus
- Port of Blyth
- Newcastle College Group
- Connection Flooring
- Advance Northumberland
- Maddison Cairn
- Luxury Leisure
- Vistry
- Tarras Park Properties
- Vaulkhard Group
- Barratt Homes
Work highlights
- Advised Maddison Cairn on the forward funding of a Build-to-rent scheme comprising 374 homes as well as 94 affordable homes in Bristol acquired by Grainger plc.
- Assisted Home Group with its acquisition, planning consent, development and construction package for Woodlesford, Leeds.
- Supported Monkwearmouth Development Limited with its acquisition, development, letting and forward funding of Monkwearmouth Hospital.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathan Combe