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ALICE DEARDEN

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR


Admitted as a Solicitor:  2011

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:      020 3026 1872

Email: alice.dearden@djblaw.co.uk

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Commercial Property

Development

Landlord and Tenant

Real Estate Support

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Alice is an experienced commercial real estate specialist, with experience in management, development and acquisitions work.  Prior to joining DJB, Alice worked for Hogan Lovells where she advised clients in the retail, charity, development and investment sectors.  Alice has advised on a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions, landlord and tenant, development, due diligence and reporting work. Alice has substantial experience in the asset management of retail, restaurant and office premises for large central London landlords.

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WORK HIGHLIGHTS

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Highlights include: 

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  • Negotiating retail, restaurant and office lettings and surrenders in London estates for a large West End landlord (both within and outside of the 1954 Act);

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  • Acting for a charity fund manager negotiating a renewal of a letting of a retail unit, including subletting of part in respect of a café;

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  • Acting for a large institutional landlord in respect of office lettings in south London;

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  • Purchases of freehold properties subject to occupational leases in central London, both assisting and leading, including negotiating the sale contract, drafting reports on title and reviewing tenancies;

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  • Tenancy reviews in respect of purchases, including of a regional shopping centre for an institutional Landlord and the £145m purchase of a retail park in Hoddesdon for an institutional landlord;

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  • Preparing and negotiating multiple reliance reports on title in respect of a £215m financing of 6 plots in a central London redevelopment, including site-wide title investigation involving the review of complex asset protection, utilities and railways agreements and deeds of grant;

ABOUT DAVITT JONES BOULD​

As the largest, most experienced firm specialising in real estate in the UK, we have been trusted advisors to the real estate market for 25 years. We have over 75 lawyers, all of whom joined us from senior in-house or private practice roles, and bring an average of 25 years’ post qualification experience each. With their expertise and commercial experience, we advise a prestigious client base in the public and private sector on the full spectrum of real estate legal issues, including commercial property, planning, property litigation, construction, environment, real estate finance and other related areas. Operating in our specialist area uniquely positions us to help other professional firms, and through our Real Estate Support solution we support teams in the silver circle, UK Top 30, US Top 50, the Big Four and beyond.

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