Commercial property: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall

Michelmores LLP

Praised as ‘very approachable and very capable’, Michelmores LLP’s transactional real estate team advises on investments, residential developments, and strategic land matters, with further expertise in the energy sector. The practice is led out of Exeter, with residential development expert Emma Honey and Lucy Smallwood at the helm. Stephen Newson covers a range of energy real estate matters with corporate occupier and landlord and tenant work, while Richard Walford has a focus on transactions, sustainable projects, and infrastructure mandates. Also noted are Chloe Howard-Smith, who heads the site set up and new homes team, and Elizabeth Newson, who focuses on residential and strategic land matters.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Very experienced team of property lawyers with many years dealing with all aspects of development site acquisitions and property sales.’
‘Lucy Smallwood and her team have provided many years of close advice on development sales and acquisitions.’
‘Richard Walford is our point of contact. He is extremely good at the detail.'
‘Very approachable and very capable, giving confidence to all parties.’
‘Elizabeth Newson - outstanding top of the pile service. Incredibly diligent and her calm, imaginative and firm manner leads to efficient negotiation of sticking points and rapid settlement of documents for the benefit of all parties.’

Key clients

C G Fry & Son Limited
Wain Homes (South West) Limited
Cavanna Homes Limited
Waddeton Park Limited
Human Nature Places Limited
Carbon Neutral Homes
Holland & Barrett Retail Limited
St Austell Brewery Company Limited
Brandpath Limited
Polar Capital Partners Limited
Crux Asset Management
LGAM Asset Management
Galilei Investment
IQVIA Limited
Peter Jones Group
Ashby Capital
Mole Valley Farms Limited
Oxygen House
La Prairie (part of the Beiersdorf Group)
Eagle One Investments Limited
Haven Investments Limited
Escapade Silverstone Limited
Rowe Estates
Exeter Golf and Country Club
UK Agricultural Lending
Skypark Development Partnership LLP
Dartington Hall Trust
Energy
Zestec Asset Management
Octopus
Powen
Downing LLP
Armstrong Energy
Triplepoint
Marubeni
Masdar Arlington
The Environment Bank Limited
Terence Charles Adams (trading as Strategic Land Partnerships) and Waddeton Park Limited
Aberystwyth University
University of Exeter
Weston College of FE
Torbay Council
Treveth Holdings LLP
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Work highlights

Acting for Cavanna Homes on the acquisition of sites in North Molton, Holsworthy, and Beaminster totalling 350 units.
Acting for St Austell Brewery Company on the acquisition of Bath Pub Company Limited and the sale of a portfolio of 17 pub premises.
Acting for Cornwall Council's development subsidiary, Treveth on acquiring a large urban regeneration site at the Old County Hall Truro, from Cornwall Council in six phases.