The real estate team at Lester Aldridge LLP has a strong track record assisting with finance and restructuring matters, investments, and transactions, spanning residential developments, healthcare and senior housing properties, hotels, ports and marinas. Located in Bournemouth, Mark Benham leads the department and acts for landlords and tenants, housebuilders, developers, PLCs, and care home providers. In the same office, real estate finance head Suki Samra is another key contact, also noted for his expertise in enfranchisement work. In Southampton, planning expert Tom Alder leads the development team, and Michelle Musker acts for mortgage lenders, while associate Phoebe Chandler handles transaction work, as well as bridging and secured lending finance matters. Sam Wylie joined from Moore Barlow in October 2023.
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Témoignages
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- 'Lester Aldridge are a highly supportive and enthusiastic firm. They are responsive, incredibly accommodating and listen and engage with us regularly.'
Clients clés
- McCarthy Stone
- Big Yellow
- Yorkshire Building Society
- University of Southampton
- Care South
- Allica Bank
- Lloyds Bank plc
- Meyrick Estate
- Horizon Care & Education Group
- Breeze Motor Group
Points forts
- Advised Big Yellow Group plc on the real estate aspects of its £300m refinance in 2023, which put in place a new ESG-linked facility for a minimum of three years.
- Advised McCarthy Stone on its new land acquisition programme for older persons’ shared ownership affordable housing sites.
- Advised Yorkshire Building Society on the purchase of a large property portfolio.
Avocats
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Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Responsable de la pratique
Mark Benham; Suki Samra; Tom Alder
Autres avocats clés
Sam Wylie; Michelle Musker; Phoebe Chandler