Areas of Practice
Track Record
Acquisition and financing of a multi-let office building in the City for £45m for foreign listed property company
Advising serviced office operators, including Kitt, Runway East and Canvas Offices, on their property requirements throughout England
Advising flexible office space specialists Canvas Offices on new 35,000 SQ FT location above Holborn Tube Station
Acquisition of multi-let offices buildings in Mayfair for £70m
Advising a landlord on the pre-let of the whole of an office block in Kensington & Chelsea, the landlord’s first net zero development, comprising 26,233 square feet over five floors to a global private equity company.
Advising a hotel owner operator and developer on their portfolio of hotels throughout England including acquisition, financing, development and asset management advice
Advising on tenants on various office HQ relocations (including JustPark’s office relocation)
Acting for landed estates within prime central London on their residential disposal programmes
Disposal of a portfolio of hotels on behalf of a family office
Acting for landed estates on major retail lettings in London including to Leica, Marchesi and Space NK
Acting for an entrepreneurial property company on the development, financing, asset management and disposal of mixed-use schemes
Advising a long-term landowner in Kent on the disposal of land to a house builder (including overage and other development rights)
Acting for a retailer in acquiring sites across London
Acquisition and ongoing asset management of an industrial scheme for a family office
Education & Qualification
University of Durham
Qualified as a solicitor in 2016 and trained with Boodle Hatfield
David is also a governor for a primary school in South-East London.
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Boodle Hatfield has advised flexible workspace operator, Runway East, on a landmark joint venture flex space transaction at 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1.
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