David Cowgill

David advises on commercial property matters throughout the property lifecycle, working with SME companies, individuals, high-net-worth business owners, and developers to manage their commercial property portfolios.

With particular experience supporting businesses in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors, David’s areas of expertise include portfolio management and asset strategy, land acquisition and site structuring, leasing strategy for landlords and occupiers, and real estate aspects of corporate deals.

Examples of David’s work include:

• Supporting a client with purchasing a site and creating a business park (including developing the existing building into offices and constructing industrial units), and ensuring the leases and other legal agreements are in place.
• Advising a housebuilder on the initial purchase of a residential development site comprising 25 houses.
• Taking a new long-term lease of an industrial unit with a Gross Development Value of circa £5 million for a client looking to expand their business operations
• Advising on the acquisition of a complex, mixed-use site in York (including a listed building) for a private client.
• Agreeing the sale of a site in Scalby for circa 220 homes on behalf of a private landowner in a deal valued at £5 million.