Mr James Barnett > Foot Anstey > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile

Foot Anstey
White Building
1-4 Cumberland Place
SOUTHAMPTON
SO15 2NP
England

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

James is a Legal Director in our Real Estate team. He has over 10 years’ experience and has significant expertise in advising clients on all aspects of asset management and investment work.

Examples of his work include:

Acted for Hammerson in respect of the management and development of its retail parks’ portfolio as well as advising on circa £400 million of disposals from the portfolio.

Acted for Battersea Power Station Development Limited on the property and estate structuring of the Battersea Power Station development.

Advised a landlord on the regearing (with ancillary works) of a US bank’s leasehold interest in an office building in Canary Wharf.

Advised Aviva on its acquisition of a retail park in Crawley for circa £55 million.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire

Exeter-based Richard Sutton heads up the Foot Anstey commercial property group, which shows considerable strength in the residential development, property finance, and commercial landlord spaces. In Southampton, Tim Wheen is the key senior contact, specialising in site acquisitions and the negotiation of planning agreements. Carol Phillips advises clients from the retail and leisure sectors, while legal director James Barnett leads on asset management work and assists large property companies. Nicola Sutton focuses on landlord and tenant matters, and Katie Taylor concentrates on handling disposals for institutional landlords.