Liz Banks > Freeths LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Freeths LLP
3rd Floor
100 Wellington Street
LS1 4LT
England
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Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Liz is a real estate partner based in our Leeds office. Her extensive expertise spans a variety of areas from commercial development, fund management and investment, landlord and tenant work and acquisitions and disposals.

Liz is recommended by the Legal 500 for local government work.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire

Freeths LLP’s commercial property practice excels at advising national retailers and corporate entities and is noted by clients as being ‘a joy to work with’. National clients such as Aldi Stores and Travelodge Hotels frequently instruct the firm on strategic land and property development matters. The team also frequently works with property developers and holding entities in connection with transactional and financing matters. Retail development expert Liz Banks leads the team together with key investment contacts John Flathers and Jonathan Crew.

Yorkshire and the Humber > Public sector > Local government

Sitting within the firm’s national local government team, Freeths LLP‘s Yorkshire-based practitioners are particularly active on real estate projects, including investment and development transactions. Liz Banks heads up the group in Leeds and advises clients on investment acquisitions, portfolio management issues, land disposals and developments. The group also leverages the knowledge of various team members in Sheffield.