Tyr houses a growing practice, which excels in handling residential development projects, the negotiation of conditional sale agreements related to land and properties, and portfolio management issues. Practice head and founding partner Dean Jowett is a go-to name for housebuilding clients, particularly in relation to site assembly issues and strategic land options. Sarah Temple is a key contact for matters concerning freehold and leasehold transactions. Marcus Watson was promoted to partner in April 2023.
Testimonials
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‘Dean Jowett is very driven, client base is loyal to him, personable Gill Farry is an excellent technical lawyer.’
‘They have a genuine desire to find a practical solution and work hard to ensure that there is a win/win for customers.’
‘The real estate Partner we deal with is knowledgeable, pragmatic and professional. We receive direct Partner service rather than work being fed down the line and receive good commercial advice as required.’
‘Our principal relationship is with Sarah Temple and she is very capable and professional. She understands what we are seeking to achieve and seeks our instructions and thoughts on the key commercial points rather than the minutiae.’
‘A really strong, growing firm that listens to the needs and wants of its clients to provide a quality service. ’
‘Dean Jowett has been outstanding since the first time I met him, he has built a commercial team around him that work effectively to meet our needs. Samantha and Gill work really hard to deliver the requirements of our programme and provide support to our wider team.’
‘Dean Jowett is the first person we call when we have a potentially difficult site, client or acquisition (often all three). He tells it like it is and always responds quickly.’
‘Excellent team, trusted partner to our business, solid service and pragmatic and commercial. Overall, we get good well-rounded advice.’
Key clients
- Strata Homes
- Persimmon Homes
- University of York
- Jack Lunn Properties
- Astonish
- Handelsbanken
- Yesss Electrical
- DFDS Seaways
- Leeds Building Society
- Harrison Developments
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Teakwood Developments
Work highlights
- Advised Strata Homes Yorkshire Limited on significant public grant funding provided by the Sheffield City Region Infrastructure Fund for the development of a large mixed-use scheme in Barnsley.
- Advised Strata Homes Yorkshire Limited on the construction and sale of affordable homes to a housing association via a golden brick sale contract.
- Advised Handlesbanken in respect of their security over the retained parts of a business following the integration of a part of a precision engineering manufacturer with an international aerospace manufacturer.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dean Jowett