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Ashfords LLP provides ‘commercially sensible’ advice. The ‘exceptional’ Andrew Rothwell heads the team, which advised Persimmon Homes on the £3.4m purchase of a site with planning permission for over 100 dwellings.

Clarke Willmott LLP’s ‘highly rated’ Tim Walker is ‘easy to deal with’. The team acted for a housebuilder consortium regarding the Cranbrook development scheme, while other clients include M3 Venture Capital Group, Mapeley and The Crown Estate.

Davitt Jones Bould’s expertise is ‘extremely valuable’. The firm has a particular focus on government property work, acting for more than 120 central government clients. Madeleine Davitt heads the team, and Tim Howe displays ‘huge knowledge of government issues’.

Foot Anstey has ‘good strength in depth’, with practice head Richard Sutton, Nigel Coveney and Simon Gregory all recommended. The team advised Mount Wise on a £100m redevelopment and Broadley Park Properties on lease matters. One client says, ‘for serious problems I would not go anywhere else’.

Michelmores LLP advised Barratt Urban Regeneration on a £100m redevelopment bid, and Exeter and Devon Airport on an airport hotel development. The team includes the ‘ruthlessly efficientDavid Howe, but recently saw the departure of the ‘extremely competentCameron Caverhill to Kitsons LLP.

Stephens Scown LLP fields a ‘knowledgeable, experi-enced and commercial’ team, which advised an international mineral company on creating an eco-town, and a residential property house builder and developer on a substantial land disposal. Michael Northcott heads the team, and Jonathan Hoggett is an ‘expert in the field of documentation’.

Bond Pearce LLP has Nigel Theyer and Craig Moore in Plymouth, whose recent work includes advising on property portfolio issues relating to Faith Shoe Group’s administration.

Follett Stock’s team is noted for its ‘modern attitudes and work ethics’. The ‘excellent’ Christopher Stephens heads the practice.

Kitsons LLP’s team includes Peter Boyne, the ‘proactive and focusedRichard Hutchings and the highly experienced Cameron Caverhill, who recently joined from Michelmores LLP. Buccaneer Holdings, Paramount 21 and Bridgehouse Projects are clients.

Stones Solicitors LLP’s team is led by Chris Rundle. The group acted for London & Devonshire Trust on a business park development, and represented Kewell Converters on a factory site acquisition.

Richard Jones at Beers LLP is recommended.

Robert Wright’s team at The Stokes Partnership is recommended for development projects.

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