NICK REDMAN

Nick is a highly experienced commercial property lawyer and investor, having trained and practiced at Clifford Chance before joining Davitt Jones Bould and most recently working as CEO of his private family office. He is able to advise on the full spectrum of matters, with notable experience in investment, development, letting, property management and joint ventures.

Work Highlights

• At his family office, Nick has directly invested in, and overseen the ongoing management of, a variety of real estate assets, specifically:

  • Acquisitions of, financing and operating residential and commercial properties – including legal matters; tax structuring within trusts, limited company structures and limited liability partnerships; dealing with SDLT, VAT and corporation tax; and acquiring properties with listed planning status.

  • All stages of planning and development of several sites of residential dwellings – including new build development; negotiating and entering into a joint venture with a developer; the sale of a site to developers including a conditional sale agreement with overage provisions; and dealing with planning matters including certificates of lawful development.

  • All aspects of letting residential and commercial property – including working with professional tenants, local authorities and charities; rent reviews; negotiating tenancy agreements and FRI leases; dealing with disputes relating to tenancy agreements.

• Advised a sovereign wealth fund on the sale of investment property for £335m via the sale of the shares in the Asian holding company.

• Advised Menolly Group on the sale of the holding company and General Partner interest in 107 Cheapside, London, a retail and office development in the City of London for £124m to a German fund (involving a complex pre-completion reorganisation and cross border tax, finance, corporate, real estate and construction issues).

• Advised Aerium Finance, a Luxembourg based fund, on its acquisition of 40 Portman Square, an uncompleted pre-let development project, from Standard Life Investment Funds in a specially established Jersey Property Unit Trust and the subsequent disposal of the units in the JPUT for approximately £180m to the Employee Provident Fund of Malaysia.