Partner

Barry Morris

Barry Morris is a Partner in our Property team. He handles a wide range of real estate transactions including:

acquisitions and disposals (with particular expertise on forward purchase agreements);
general investment advice (including comprehensive advice on multi-use schemes);
development work (including extensive rights of light expertise); and
asset management (with particular experience on innovative letting transactions in the period prior to a redevelopment).

Barry acts for a range of clients including property companies, financial institutions, foreign investors and family offices.

Relevant experience

AXA and their JV partners on all aspects of the development and pre-letting (over 1m square feet to-date) of 22 Bishopsgate, the iconic 62 storey City tower, as well as their ‘Assembly’ development in Bristol.
Columbia Threadneedle on acquisitions and disposals and the asset management of Threadneedle Property Unit Trust.
Land Securities on the purchase of their interest in the Bluewater Shopping Centre, the development of The Forge, Southwark, the purchase of 55 Old Broad Street and the sale of 20 Fenchurch Street (the Walkle Talkie) for over £1.25bn.
Great Portland Estates on undertaking significant office pre-lets and forward sales in Central London.
Hogan Lovells – advising on their agreement with Royal London for their new 12-floor Holborn Viaduct headquarters.
Investream on their regional Northspring offices initiative.
Southside Leeds on their purchase of Westbank, Leeds.
Igal Ahouvi and partners on the acquisition, finance and management of their 85 VW showrooms portfolio.

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