Jonathan is a Partner in the Development and the Asset Management teams.
He specialises in residential property development and also has particular expertise in renewable energy projects.
His residential developer clients encompass both privately owned developers and listed companies. He has led on some key city regeneration projects involving brownfield land and a large number of stakeholders. He also has wide experience of greenfield sites, typically encompassing strategic residential development through promotion and option agreements. He also advises landowners in these arrangements. Jonathan has advised on a wide range of other development projects including the development of Coventry Arena (home to Coventry City FC) as well as care homes hospitals, warehouse and distribution, retail, petrol stations and student accommodation.
He advises all stakeholders in renewable and sustainable energy projects ranging from investors, developers and occupiers to funds. He regularly supports clients within Knights who require specialist advice on these types of projects.
In addition to property developer and renewable energy clients, he has a wide client base of investors and property occupiers. Jonathan supports one of the UK’s largest fast food franchisees with over 150 units, a retail food operator and a number of high-net-worth individuals and family trusts.
Recent examples of how Jonathan has supported clients include:
- leading on a 500 home urban regeneration project in Wolverhampton Canalside
- acting for a consortium of landowners in a landmark mixed use regeneration scheme in Digbeth, Birmingham
- acting on the disposal of several hundred new residential units to a US/Canadian Investor and Pension Fund;
- acquiring and disposing of a number of multi-let industrial estates in the Midlands and Yorkshire; and
- acquiring numerous sites and managing the property portfolio for a leading fast food franchisee.