Acting on its own as well as often working in unison with the firm’s strong construction and planning offerings, Geldards LLP's team provides ‘in-depth advice’ and a truly one-stop-shop service for stakeholders on commercial property projects, from construction, site assembly and delivery of the project through to letting, management and disposal. Although she also handles some private sector work, team head Susanne Bradley is perhaps best-known for her public sector expertise, including advising the Welsh government on major regeneration projects of great strategic importance. As well as his core focus advising on landlord and tenant work in the office and retail sector, Ioan Owen also continues to regularly advise landowners on renewables projects. Adam Thomas is the principal contact for secured lending transactions for a plethora of lenders, while Henry Bright, who was recently promoted to senior associate, is continuing to develop excellent ties with numerous local authorities, including advising on the management of their housing portfolios. Liz Ganderton has experience in leases and telecommunications agreements for manufacturing and education clients.
Testimonials
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- 'Team members are always accessible and supportive.'
- 'They are extremely accessible and professional.'
- 'They provide in-depth advice and are extremely proactive when going a step further to ensure any unexpected situations are accounted for.'
Key clients
- Cardiff Capital Region
- Admiral Insurance
- Cardiff Gate Business Park Limited
- Development Bank of Wales
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Principality Building Society
- Richard Hayward Group
- Royal Voluntary Service
- Natural Resources Body for Wales
- Welsh Ministers/Welsh Government
- Western Power Distribution
- Leekes Limited
- LDC (Managers) Ltd
- Arcadis
- Sofa Brands
- University of Wales: Trinity Saint David
- ADRA (Tai) Cyfyngedig
- Rutherford Health plc
- Council of the City and County of Swansea
- Cardigan Building Preservation Trust
- The Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd Staff Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
- Greater Manchester Pension Fund
- The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
- Spectrum Fibre Limited
- Bestseller Wholesale Uk Limited
- Uswitch Limited
- South Tees Combined Authority
- Caerphilly County Borough Council
- Lexington Corporate Advisors Limited
- George LB Limited
- Mad Dog Brewery Co Ltd
- Societe LDC Sa
- Bute Energy
- Burnley Borough Council
- Curtis Bank SIPP TQT
- Hawklands Estates Limited
- Torfaen County Borough Council
- TBG Open Doors Limited
- Bumblebee Lettings Limited
- Bedrock Ltd
- Churchill Property Management Services
- John Griffiths Trust
- Picton & Co Stores Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Arcadis (UK) Ltd in relation to the leasing and fit-out for its relocation from out-of-town offices to a newly refurbished prestigious office building in central Cardiff.
- Acting for Cardiff Capital Region in relation to the multimillion-pound regeneration of the 489-acre site surrounding and including the decommissioned coal-fired Aberthaw power station to create a centre of excellence for the production of green energy to power communities across the region.
- Acted for the Welsh Ministers in the purchase (subject to complex lease-back, option and pre-emption agreements) of the Porthcawl funfair site which is a strategically crucial part of the proposed Porthcawl waterfront regeneration scheme.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Susanne Bradley