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Cheryl Gurnham
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Cheryl Gurnham

London, United Kingdom
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Cheryl is a partner in the Real Estate team. Cheryl’s work is split between investment, development and asset management work. She has a particular interest in mixed use developments, including rights of light and lease structuring. She is also interested in sustainability and ESG and is part of a working group with the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings.

Relevant experience

  • Land Securities PLC – A number of sales, including Holborn Gate, 160-162 Queen Victoria Street and Thomas More Square. The asset management for both London and retail portfolios. The development of The Forge. Acting on their corporate debt structure.
  • Great Portland Estates PLC – The acquisition, development, letting and sale (including lease structuring) for Rathbone Square, a mixed use scheme, with 162 apartments, office premises (let to Facebook) and retail/restaurants. The development, letting and sale of 78/92 Great Portland Street and 15/23 Riding House Street. 
  • Pension Schemes – Dealing with asset management, investment purchases and sales and development acquisitions.
  • PSP Investments and QuadReal – The purchase, joint venture (with URW) and development funding of Cherry Park, a 1,200 apartment BTR scheme next to Westfield Stratford City.
  • CPP Investments – The joint venture with Lendlease and the investment in BTR buildings in Lendlease’s Elephant Park, London development.
  • QuadReal – The acquisition of a majority interest in eight Realstar Group PRS and student assets in the UK.
  • DTZ Investors’ COLIV fund – The purchase and development funding of three co-living assets in London.

Lectures list

  • Navigating the mixed-use maze – Part 1: buying mixed-use properties – November 2014, RICS CPD Foundation

Education

  • 2001 – LLM Commercial Law, University of Bristol
  • 2000 – LLB Law, University of Bristol
Practice Areas
Real Estate Real Estate Development Real Estate Investment Real Estate Occupiers

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