Led by Ben Thomas, the Cheltenham real estate team at Harrison Clark Rickerbys has a focus on real estate finance and education sector mandates, advising independent schools, academies, and further education providers. This forms a cornerstone of the firm’s broader practice that covers commercial property transactions, such as leases, acquisitions and sales, and development work. Thomas specialises in a range of asset management and landlord and tenant issues, particularly in the retail sector, while Mark Carter handles development, finance, and refinancing mandates, and Morgan West is central to the practice’s education and charity sector offering.
Testimonials
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‘Great sector knowledge across the team where they deliver great consistency for clients. They say people buy from people and HCR are a firm where this really holds true as you get every bit of value they promise you.’
‘Flexible, proactive in their management of cases and problem solvers.’
Key clients
- Burrington Estate (Central Land) Limited
- Azets Holdings Limited/Azets OpCo Limited
- Bishop Fleming
- Fablink UK Limited
- Devonvale Limited
- Gloucestershire College
- Bromsgrove School
- Waldorf Learning Foundation Limited
- Bales Lettings Ltd
- Nailsworth Limited
Work highlights
- Acted a the client on its new office HQ.
- Acted on Fablink’s leasehold acquisition of Unit 2 Wolfpack.
- Supported Devonvale on a new premises.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ben Thomas