Commercial property: Birmingham

Shoosmiths LLP

Able to ‘seamlessly’ work as part of the team, Shoosmiths LLP supports clients on all their real estate needs, including commercial development, corporate occupiers, finance and investment. Jason Jackson, the practice head, has a ’stand out reputation’ and is experienced in development, investment and finance advice. Tim Flight is knowledgeable in the care home, student housing and healthcare sectors. It was announced in January 2024 that Chris Morris had joined the practice from Gowling WLG .

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘They work seamlessly as part of a team.'
'A scalable offering covering all real estate specialities.’
‘Shoosmiths provide excellent client care and service levels.'
‘Jason Jackson is an excellent lawyer and has a stand out reputation in the Midlands Market.'
‘Tim Flight is an excellent commercial property partner at Shoosmiths. Tim provides pragmatic commercial property advice in a timely manner, having a methodical approach to unravelling complicated commercial property matters.’

Key clients

Newlands Property Developments LLP
Stoford Properties Limited
Nurton Developments Limited
Manor Oak Homes Limited
Maximus Group Limited
Tanglewood Care
Birmingham Properties Group
Aytan Holdings
Parch Estates
Lasercare Clincs (Harrogate) Limited
GXO Logistics UK Limited
American Golf (Trading) Limited
One Stop Stores Limited
Accident Exchange Limited
Aramark Limited
Stellantis
The Foschini Group
London + Regional Properties Limited
Platform Housing Limited
Muir Group Housing Association Limited

Work highlights

Advising SAV Group and Birmingham Properties Group on their acquisition of Gracechurch Shopping Centre, Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Advising developer, Stoford Developments Limited on one of the few genuinely forward funded transactions of 2023.
Acting for long-standing client Poundland Limited on the acquisition of a significant number of Wilko store leases from Wilko’s administrator PwC together with direct deals with landlords from the Wilko’s portfolio.