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Michael is a highly experienced Real Estate partner with over two decades of experience advising on wide range of major property mandates. He specialises in advising developers, investors and the public sector on structuring and delivering complex, high value and long-term urban regeneration, development and investment projects, both in the North West and nationally. Michael has particular experience in advising in projects in the Living sector, including residentially led mixed use, build to rent (multifamily and single family) and build to sell. He is one of the leading real estate lawyers in the region and has been ranked as a ‘leading individual’ in Chambers for over a decade providing “highly pragmatic, commercially astute legal advice and “being adept at responding to challenges”.

Relevant experience

  • A a single family build to rent fund on a number of phased forward fundings opposite a number of national housebuilders of circa 400 residential units . 
  • A national regeneration fund on a number of long term regeneration projects in the North West including a flagship £1bn regeneration scheme, including leading the team and advising on an 80,000 sq ft office pre-let to a magic circle law firm, a £100m+ funding of a 188,000 grade A office underpinned by an annuity lease structure, the forward funding of the three BtR buildings (comprising over 300 units in total at a value of £92m) and the pre-let and forward funding of a further 175,000 grade A office.
  • A leading national regeneration specialist on number of significant development and regeneration projects in the North West and nationally .
  • A UK institution on a £100m+ forward funding of 804 student residences in the South of England.
  • A London authority on a £1bn phased regeneration in Newham to create a whole new district.
  • A London developer on their development arrangement to deliver a major mixed-use scheme in Ancoats, Greater Manchester.

Education

  • 1996 – Manchester Metropolitan University (LPC)
  • 1995 – Sheffield University (LLB)
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