Bio
Michael is a Commercial Real Estate Partner.
Michael works on a range of property and development work, including land promotion agreements, options, conditional contracts, site setup, planning obligation agreements.
He advises universities and further education colleges on disposals of development land and leasehold work, acquisitions and disposals of commercial or mixed-use investment property, secured lending work (including separately advising lenders on new residential developments, commercial portfolios and dealing with overseas borrowers). He also acts for GPs, pharmacists and dentists in the healthcare sector, charities, and registered providers of social housing.
Michael has specialisms in landlord and tenant work, development land (both residential and commercial), sale and purchase of commercial and agricultural property, asset management, and finance and leases for pension funds.
He also has expertise in leasehold enfranchisement work, including individual lease extensions of flats or houses (via the statutory route or non-statutory route), collective enfranchisement, right-to-manage or rights of first refusal.
He has also advised clients extending leases in areas of London vested in the Crown Estate.
Examples of Michael’s work include:
- Advising on the sale of a 1,000 new homes development site.
- Acting for a consortium of landowners on a land promotion agreement and subsequent disposal of a mixed-use development site.
- Advising on the development of a 155-bedroom hotel
- Advising on the development of an onshore wind farm and solar farm.
- Advising on the development of a veterinary teaching facility and animal hospital.
- Assisting a university working in conjunction with a national children’s charity to deliver an International Children’s Centre for Autism.