UK Guide 2026 : North West
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Provided by JMW Solicitors LLP
JMW’s Real Estate Commercial Team provides a comprehensive range of commercial real estate services across all disciplines to a wide variety of clients including commercial and residential developers, investors, retail and leisure operators, major corporate occupiers, care home operators and a range of funders.
Our sector specialisms include development, healthcare, industrial, investment, leisure, occupiers, property finance, residential development, retail, transport and logistics, planning & licensing and infrastructure & energy
Our approach to client service is best described as “hands on”. We look to build our team around our clients and their needs and work closely with other professional advisors and our other specialist departments (including our property litigation, banking and real estate finance departments departments) to offer a truly bespoke service.
Our aim is to be our clients’ trusted adviser and an integral part of their business and we are proud to have a sizeable number of long-standing clients who return to us again and again for all their real estate transactions. We believe in “tailored advice”. We take time to ask pertinent questions as only then can we understand our clients’ priorities and objectives at which point we can look to provide the right advice; advice geared to the specific needs and circumstances of our client.
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JMW Solicitors in Manchester is regularly involved in significant residential and commercial regeneration projects, while also being well versed in development site acquisitions and property disposals. The team is active on projects in the retail and healthcare sectors, and can additionally assist with the real estate aspects of significant telecommunications and infrastructure schemes.
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JMW Solicitors advised Barnfield Developments on a joint venture with HBD.
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JMW possesses the level of expertise to take on highly complex legal matters.
The lawyers are always good at coming back to you promptly.
Availability is good, and the team are agile in terms of their focus to ensure the deal is successfully completed.
The lawyers are fantastic at taking complex issues and breaking these down to enable understanding and the right decisions to be made.
The law firm has a wide range of technical experience throughout the team.
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David Frankland is a partner at JMW Solicitors who advises his clients on real estate matters relating to property management, investment, development, acquisition and disposal. He is experienced in working for both listed and private developers on the forward funding, sales and JV arrangements of office, residential and commercial spaces.
David Frankland provides great service. He always picks up the phone.
Thomas Pearson is a fantastic lawyer and we will continue to use him.
Paul Burton assists his clients with numerous real estate matters regarding development acquisitions and with disposal matters. He is active in the telecommunications and leisure spaces.
Paul is the main partner we work with and he consistently delivers exceptional levels of service, combining a high level of sophistication with a pragmatic, commercially aware approach.
Paul provides us with an excellent service.
Paul Burton is exceptionally knowledgeable and professional. He takes time to explain complicated nuances to enable the best possible decisions for matters.
Paul is a fantastic adviser - so professional, extremely competent and very personable.
Paul is a credit to the firm.
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