England - South East • Real estate

Dentons

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The ‘highly capable’ Milton Keynes-based team at Dentons assists clients with the full gamut of issues, including the drafting and negotiation of new leases, conditional purchases, and promotion agreements for development land. Robert Wyatt heads up the practice, and has significant expertise in advising land owners, banks, and housebuilders on the management and financing of commercial properties. Senior associate Lorna Rogers primarily assists investors and major occupiers with acquisitions and disposals, in addition to conditional agreements, while associate Susie Stross is particularly apt at handling railway property matters, including mixed-use developments and large infrastructure projects.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Excellent team, very supportive of their team and very responsive to clients' needs, and excellent at problem-solving.’

  • ‘Very approachable, prompt and highly capable.’

Key clients

  • John Lewis Partnership
  • Taylor Wimpey
  • Sainsbury's Supermarkets Limited
  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Avis
  • Group 1 Automotive
  • HSBC UK Bank Plc
  • National Crime Agency
  • Mulberry Homes
  • Abbey Developments Limited
  • National Westminster Bank Plc
  • Harp (Longulf)

Work highlights

  • Acted for John Lewis in relation to all property aspects of its £500m joint venture with abrdn for the development of Build to Rent schemes at properties within the John Lewis portfolio.
  • Advising Taylor Wimpey on three unusual development sites using a structure which would allow Taylor Wimpey to take an option over the land with a view to securing planning, buying the land and then building and selling homes.
  • Advised Group 1 on the property acquisition (£20m) of five automotive dealerships at Aylesford, Maidstone under tight timescales where an investor seller was splitting an existing business park.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Robert Wyatt

Robert Wyatt

Dentons

Robert is the Milton Keynes Office Managing Partner and a member of our Real Estate department. Robert handles a wide range of commercial property transactions specializing in the acquisition and development of land and buildings. In addition to housebuilders and other investors, developers and public authorities, Robert also acts for lenders in both securing and recovering their funding of acquisitions and development.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Robert Wyatt

Other key lawyers

Lorna Rogers, Susie Stross, Daniel Lowen