Luke Hopkins > Freeths LLP > Liverpool, England > Lawyer Profile
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3rd Floor Core 3
Exchange Station
Tithebarn St
L2 2QP
England
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Luke Hopkins
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Luke advises clients on a variety of matters, including acquisition and disposal, portfolio management and development. Luke’s clients range from high net worth individuals and SMEs to large corporate organisations and institutional investors.
Luke is a specialist in real estate finance and advises both lenders and borrowers on all aspects of investment and development debt finance across all asset classes, including residential, commercial, retail, industrial, healthcare, student accommodation, hotels and care homes.
Luke has a strong reputation amongst his clients for transaction management and in particular for responding promptly to any issues that arise and providing pragmatic, commercial, client-focused advice.
Career
Luke qualified at DWF LLP in 2007, where he spent over ten years, becoming partner in 2017. Luke joined Freeths LLP as a founding partner of the Liverpool office in April 2018.
Memberships
Law Society
Education
Merchant Taylors School, Crosby; Sheffield University (2003 BA (Hons) Law 2:1); College of Law, Chester 2005 Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
Leisure
Family, Football, Gym
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Real estate > Commercial property: Liverpool
The team at Freeths LLP‘s Liverpool office, well-regarded for its ‘outstanding commercial approach to real estate legal transactions’, is co-led by property finance expert Andrew Nichol, and Luke Hopkins, who assists a reputable portfolio of institutional lenders, including The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, HSBC Bank plc and Lloyds Bank plc. The team often assists such clients in the provision of high-value loans in relation to significant acquisitions and developments. The team has been consolidated by legal director Mark Alexander, who joined from Gregory Abrams Davidson LLP in August 2022, where he was head of real estate.