Real Estate
UK Guide 2025 : East Anglia
Band 1
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(01223) 364 422Chambers Review
Mills & Reeve is at the forefront of the local market and additionally noted for its strong capabilities on both a regional and national level. From offices in Cambridge and Norwich, the firm assists a range of prominent clients with high-value and complex matters ranging from investments and developments to real estate management. It has also demonstrated expertise in public sector work, with experience advising on real estate mandates in the education and renewable energy markets. The team is able to draw upon considerable planning, construction and real estate finance capabilities to provide clients with a comprehensive service.
Work Highlights
- Mills & Reeve acted for Red Lodge in relation to a mixed-use development in Suffolk, with the intention of developing 300 residential units, as well as public, retail and education spaces.
Strengths
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"The team is very experienced, helpful, and understanding. Its guidance is invaluable."
"There is no question that they do not have the answer to or know where to seek the answer. They deliver with calmness, reflective thinking and a solutions-based response."
"The teams we dealt with have always been technically strong in their fields, responsive and very pleasant to work with. They meet deadlines and make the effort to assist as much as possible."
"Mills & Reeve is very pragmatic, commercial and solution-orientated. Its two main driving factors are its technical capability and its commercial savviness."
"Mills & Reeve manage its client appropriately and get to the commercial points quickly."
"The team is very experienced, helpful, and understanding. Its guidance is invaluable."
"There is no question that they do not have the answer to or know where to seek the answer. They deliver with calmness, reflective thinking and a solutions-based response."
"The teams we dealt with have always been technically strong in their fields, responsive and very pleasant to work with. They meet deadlines and make the effort to assist as much as possible."
"Mills & Reeve is very pragmatic, commercial and solution-orientated. Its two main driving factors are its technical capability and its commercial savviness."
"Mills & Reeve manage its client appropriately and get to the commercial points quickly."
Notable Practitioners
Charles Staveley leads the firm's real estate investment sector work from Cambridge. He has significant expertise handling property transactions and leasing agreements, with additional strength advising on the full cycle of development projects. He acts for property developers, local authorities and pension funds.
Carina Davis has notable strength advising developers on mixed-use projects, urban extensions and landowner agreements. She works in the firm's Norwich office.
"Carina Davis has proven to be a valuable source of support and knowledge and is extremely experienced. She listens, gives advice that is appropriate to the situation and is easy to work with."
Caroline Dean leads the Norwich property team at Mills & Reeve. She acts for clients in the education sector on leasing matters, with further strength advising on development work and property portfolio management. She frequently acts for landowners on land transactions.
"Caroline Dean is very able, nice to work with and collaborative. She is good, willing and highly competent."
Christine de Ferrars Green is Cambridge-based and especially adept in real estate development. She regularly advises on management, landowner collaboration and promotion agreements, among other matters.
"She is great."
Vincenzo Maggio represents clients from the education, life sciences and technology sectors, with a notable focus on advice concerning science parks. He acts on real estate investments and leasing matters from the firm's Cambridge office.
"Vincenzo is very easy to work with."
"We are extremely grateful to Vincenzo Maggio for the work and support he gives us. He has been instrumental in our growth."
"He is a good balance between legal and technical, and he is commercial when getting a deal done. I am really impressed by him."