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Brodies LLP
Brodies LLP is home to a number of the market’s most accomplished commercial property lawyers outside of the Central Belt with the team often leveraging the firm’s wider planning, tax, environment, construction and litigation capabilities. In Aberdeen, Tracey Menzies specialises in commercial and residential transactions and developments, with a particular focus on the office, housebuilding and build-to-rent (BTR) sectors. Elsewhere, Inverness-based Karren Smith‘s recent work spans land acquisitions, reorganisations and portfolio management matters. Senior associate Jenna McCosh (Aberdeen) is geared to support on development, leasing, asset management and finance mandates.
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‘Depth of knowledge and skill in their sector.’
- 'The team is friendly, responsive, and delivers all that we require in terms of quality of advice in a very timely manner.’
‘Tracey Menzies gives excellent support in the preparation of leases and property disposals which we regularly carry out as part of our daily business.’
‘Strength in numbers and the ability to look at a complex deal and help make it happen.’
‘Tracey Menzies is very commercial and to-the-point. She has the ability and experience to focus on the important points and not get bogged down with everything else.'
Key clients
- Aberdeen City Council
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Bancon Group
- CALA Homes
- Cater Property Investment
- Cooke Aquaculture
- Drum Property Group
- GSS Developments
- Knight Property Group
- Lerwick Port Authority
- Mandale Group
- Montrose Port Authority
- Ponticelli
- Tulloch Homes
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Edinburgh
- University of West of Scotland
- Warehouse 13
- Workplace Commercial Estates
Work highlights
- Acting for Elmford Ltd in the sale of land to Avant Homes for two phases of residential development at Robroyston in Glasgow.
- Acting for Mandale in the purchase of a site in Edinburgh for residential development.
- Acting for Knight Property Group in the pre-let and subsequent lease of the first unit at the industrial development at Belgrave Logistics Park, Bellshill, Lanarkshire.
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Tracey has over 20 years' experience across the full range of real estate disciplines. She specialises in handling land assembly and development projects in both commercial and residential spheres and has advised both developers and corporate occupiers on significant office developments and forward funding deals. Tracey is regularly sought out by house builders and landowners to negotiate and implement complex option arrangements and promotion agreements. She also has a particular interest in the emerging Build to Rent and senior living sectors.
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Karren is a Partner in the Rural Business team and has over 20 years’ experience across the full range of commercial and rural property disciplines. Based in our Inverness office, she advises in relation to all aspects of leasing (acting for both landlords and tenants), the acquisition and sale of properties for investors and occupiers and she acts for a number of clients across a variety of development projects. In the rural sector, her work includes advising estate owners, forestry, sportings, renewables, developments sites and option agreements. Karren also has particular expertise in relation to crofting law and knowledge of the fish farming industry, including advising in relation to off-shore leasing.
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Johane Murray