England - Yorkshire And The Humber • Real estate
Freeths LLP
Freeths LLP’s commercial property practice excels at advising national retailers and corporate entities and is noted by clients as being ‘a joy to work with’. National clients such as Aldi Stores and Travelodge Hotels frequently instruct the firm on strategic land and property development matters. The team also frequently works with property developers and holding entities in connection with transactional and financing matters. Retail development expert Liz Banks leads the team together with key investment contacts John Flathers and Jonathan Crew.
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Testimonials
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‘The team are a joy to work with. They provide easy to understand, pragmatic advice and work with me to obtain the desired end result efficiently and effectively.’
‘John Flathers provides practical advice which is easy to understand and works with me to achieve the results I require.’
Key clients
- Aldi Stores Limited
- C.P. Hart & Sons
- FRP Advisory Trading Limited
- Hargreaves Services PLC
- KCS Development Limited
- Magnet Limited
- PPG Architectural Services UK Limited (Johnstones Paints)
- Samara Group
- The Gym Group
- Travelodge Hotels Limited
- Wickes Building Supplies Limited
Work highlights
- Acted on Henry Boot Developments' sale of its interest in a Joint Venture with Huddersfield & Calderdale Trust for £20m.
- Advised on a £19.4m forward funding agreement for Travelodge Hotels in connection with a new 113-bed hotel in Chiswick.
- Advised on the refinancing of a significant number of investment properties (13 freehold and 17 leasehold) for Samara Properties.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
John Flathers, Liz Banks, Jonathan Crew