About

Provided by Shakespeare Martineau

We act for agents, landowners, and house builders on strategic land promotion, acquisitions, and disposals of land for residential development. This includes urban extensions, regeneration sites, complex multi ownership land assembly, mixed-use development opportunities and affordable housing. We also act for consortiums in the big ticket transactions.

We have particular expertise in strategic land, guiding clients through the process from early site due diligence, identifying development constraints through heads of terms to conditional sale contracts and long-term joint venture, option and promotion agreements for both residential and commercial developments. Our substantial plot sales team on a national basis deals with over 7,000 transactions per annum. Our commercial development team has a breadth of expertise working with a range of clients in the industrial distribution, office, retail, and leisure sectors.

The team deal with all aspects of the lifecycle from cradle to grave, including acquisitions, conditional purchases, forward funding, forward sales, pre-lettings and development management agreements.

We work closely with other teams, such as planning, agriculture, property litigation and construction – being holistic in our approach to pre-empting our clients’ potential needs

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - East Midlands

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Shakespeare Martineau has a notable real estate team that advises clients on an array of property matters spanning commercial and residential development. Clients include banks, national house builders and well-known retail occupiers. Additionally, the firm has particular expertise advising energy sector clients. The team handles substantial city centre developments, including urban regeneration schemes and student accommodation projects, while also possessing significant expertise in the healthcare and senior living sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Shakespeare Martineau acted for Thurrock Flexible Generation on the development and financing of a large battery energy storage system project, with a debt facility of £395 million.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Peter Dilks
3
Peter Dilks
3
Band 3

Peter Dilks is highlighted for his adept representation of developers and investors in complex commercial and residential development projects in the energy sector. Additionally, Dilks represents agricultural landowners in complex option agreements.

Peter sprinkles his magic on deals and is great at ensuring his team keeps on the brief.

He has a very good balance between the commercial side of a deal and having the necessary legal protection.

He leads the team by example. He is responsive, knowledgeable and thorough.

Peter has an instinct of what it is that we need.

Ranked Lawyers at
Shakespeare Martineau

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East Midlands

Real Estate

Peter Dilks
3
Peter Dilks
3
Band 3

Members

Provided by Shakespeare Martineau

Ben Darlow

Emma Ali

Hannah Awcock

Jonathan Fear

Louise Ingram

Martin Jones

Rebecca Fox-Jones

Sukhpal Bhamrah

Victoria Bovington