Girlings

Commercial Property

Head of Commercial Property, Canterbury

David has built up an excellent reputation working for a wide range of commercial clients throughout Kent and further afield. Formerly a Director on the board, he still works closely with Canterbury BID.

As a Commercial Property Solicitor David has experience in a wide variety of property related work from sales and purchases to creating new commercial leases, development acquisitions and plot sales, refinancing, lease extensions and enfranchisement and advising and resolving title issues. David is a Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer.

He acts for some of the largest franchisees of well known food and drink outlets, as well as representing foreign investors of UK property. This work has taken him to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. David is proud to have acted for long established educational institutions, companies and individuals alike.

David graduated from University College London as a biologist before converting to law. He qualified as a Solicitor in 2005 and was a Partner at Whyte & Co before joining Girlings in 2014.

David continued his postgraduate education with Holborn College and London Metropolitan University. Now more than ten years qualified David has a large portfolio of regular clients which include companies and individuals based in the UK and abroad.

David is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales, and Kent Law Society.