BELMONT HOUSE, STATION WAY, CRAWLEY, RH10 1JA, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 01293 742700
- Fax:
- Fax 01293 742999
- DX:
- 85715 CRAWLEY
- Web:
- www.thomaseggar.com
- Email:
Chris Baker
- Tel:
- Work +44 1293 742866
- Email:
Work Department
Development, planning and construction department.
Position
Chris has dealt with a large number of ‘heavy weight’ transactions over the last few years. Examples of these are as follows: acting for a major house builder in connection with a large residential development in Crawley town centre, this included a joint venture with Asda and with the necessary joint venture agreements and section 106 agreements with Crawley Council; the acquisition of a former hat factory in Luton for a house builder client and subsequently, a larger development in Cambridge; a funding agreement for an educational institutional with an NHS Trust for the construction of a new training and hospital facility; a funding and joint venture agreement for the construction of training and leisure facilities for a premiership football club; supervising the team dealing with the acquisition of a major site in Docklands for the construction of four blocks of apartments with ancillary commercial units; the sale of ?a portfolio of properties for a life insurance company, including ?a shopping centre and various stand alone properties; the ?re-development of an industrial park in Guildford; a promotion agreement for a large development site in West Sussex.
Career
Joined Church Adams Tatham (which merged with Thomas Eggar Verrall Bowles in 1998) as an articled clerk 1983, London and Reigate; qualified 1985; partner 1990; head of property division 2002-06; head of development, planning and construction group 2007-09.
Languages
French.
Member
Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP).
Education
Wimbledon College; Manchester University (LLB); College of Law, Guildford.
Leisure
Golf, walking, RAC Club, Surrey County Cricket Club.
Practice Areas
Property - commercial property
