Real Estate
UK Guide 2025 : North East
Band 1
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Womble Bond Dickinson has an outstanding Newcastle practice as well as impressive national capabilities. The firm is notable for its strength advising local authorities and developers on the acquisition of development sites and the completion of residential and industrial development projects. It frequently assists clients with the acquisition and management of property portfolios and is also particularly active in mandates in the education sector.
Work Highlights
- Womble Bond Dickinson UK acted for Grainger on a multi-site and multi-year collaboration arrangement with Network Rail and Bloc Group for the delivery of up to 2,000 new homes across six sites around the UK.
Strengths
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"Womble's team is reliable, skilled and experienced."
"A definite go-to firm when technical or complex real estate matters arise."
"The firm finds excellent and commercial solutions and can turn things around on ridiculously quick timescales. It always goes completely above and beyond."
"Womble's team is reliable, skilled and experienced."
"A definite go-to firm when technical or complex real estate matters arise."
"The firm finds excellent and commercial solutions and can turn things around on ridiculously quick timescales. It always goes completely above and beyond."
Notable Practitioners
Adam Heather is managing partner of the firm's Newcastle office and acts for property companies and local authorities on a range of transactional matters. He also handles development projects involving office, retail and industrial assets.
"We enjoyed working with Adam and his team. Throughout the instruction he was always available and provided sound logic and commercial nous to the project."
"Adam is extremely knowledgeable, hard-working and solution-focused. He is a pleasure to work with on every project."
John Ralph heads the national real estate team at Womble Bond Dickinson. As well as assisting clients with the acquisition and disposal of property, he also has considerable expertise in finance matters related to real estate.
"John is a first-rate partner - I know I'm going to get excellent legal advice from him."
"He is available when needed and understands the real estate aspects of the business well, especially in relation to finance."
Tom Willows advises national developers and house builders on the acquisition and development of residential property. He offers significant experience in joint venture and funding agreements, as well as build-to-rent projects.
"Tom is absolutely wonderful, the perfect balance between knowledgeable and commercial. Nothing is too much trouble, he comes up with solutions and is exactly what you want in a lawyer."
Michael Brown assists property investors with portfolio management matters, such as acquisitions, disposals and leasing mandates.
"Michael Brown is a very competent technical lawyer."