Hill Dickinson LLP

Real Estate

Ben heads up Hill Dickinson’s Real Estate team in Birmingham. He trained at Macfarlanes and was admitted as a solicitor in September 2003. Ben became a Partner in 2013 and he joined Hill Dickinson as a Partner in 2024 with his team.

He advises on a wide range of regeneration and development schemes, dealing with the site assembly of complex brownfield sites, and negotiating joint ventures and funding arrangements to facilitate delivery of major real estate and infrastructure projects. Recent projects include:

• Acting for the developer on the proposed development of Albert and Swedish Wharves on the banks of the Thames in London. The proposal is to develop a new, block of 250 flats with a new commercial facility for the Port of London Authority. The development will bring substantial amount of new housing to this area of London and will see the regeneration of one of the last remaining industrial sites by the banks of the Thames in London.
• Acting for the landowners on the delivery of the Arden Cross development (a £3.2bn opportunity to drive substantial growth across the West Midlands and national economy).
• Acting for the developer on acquisition and new development at Teal Park, Nottingham on a scheme including the development, letting and forward funding of new trade and industrial units with a value in excess of c£20 million; the development and sale of new supermarket unit and the development, letting and sale of a parade of retail shops; the development, letting and sale of a new drive thru unit and collaboration agreements with residential developer to ensure the delivery of c900 new homes alongside the commercial development.

Ben also advises investors and landlords on their acquisitions and portfolio management, including acting for Euro Property Investments Limited on all real estate matters connected with its substantial portfolio of UK assets.

French – fluent. Spanish – good

Member of the Law Society

University of Birmingham – LLB (French).

Universite de Limoges – Diplome d’etudes juridiques francaise

Outside of work Ben is married with 2 children.

Ben is a passionate Norwich City fun and spends his time following them up and down the country. He is also heavily involved in the running of Lullington Park Cricket Club, including as junior chairman, championing the opportunity for young girls and boys from all backgrounds to play cricket.