Rachael Spalton > Longmores Solicitors LLP > Hertford, England > Lawyer Profile
Longmores Solicitors LLP Offices
24 CASTLE STREET
HERTFORD
SG14 1HP
England
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Rachael Spalton
Work Department
Commercial Property
Position
Partner and Head of Commercial Property
Career
Rachael has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial property transactions including investment sales and purchases, development site acquisitions, promotion agreements, land options and overage, funding, business leases and the property aspects of company sales and purchases. Her clients include private investment companies, developers, occupiers, high-net-worth individuals and banks. Rachael has a particular interest advising land owners and developers looking to acquire or dispose of potential development land or to diversify the use of their land.
Rachael trained at Browne Jacobson in Nottingham qualifying in 1999 to become an Assistant Solicitor. In 2001 she moved to Freshfields as an Associate until 2004. She was an Associate at Field Fisher Waterhouse through until 2006 and then a Partner at Finers Stephens Innocent (merged with and became Howard Kennedy) until 2015 when she joined Longmores as a Partner.
Rachael’s experience includes the following types of matters:
- Advising landowning clients in relation to promotion agreements
- Option agreements
- Advising on the acquisition of land for development
- Advising on the sales of land subject to overage
Languages
Basic French
Memberships
Rachael is a member of the CLA (Country Land and Business Association)
Education
Nottingham Trent University: Legal Practice Course (LPC) (1996)
University of Exeter: Law (1994)
Loughborough High School
Leisure
Rachael enjoys skiing, mountain biking and motorbike trials riding. One of her holidays each year always involve a motorbike.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Agriculture and estates
With ‘a strong background in agriculture and estates’ Longmores Solicitors LLP is led by Victoria Sandberg, who is adept in conditional contracts, option agreements and overage agreements. Richard Horwood leads the private client department and is sought after by families for his expertise in structuring and planning family wealth, while Rachael Spalton heads the commercial property team. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in Hertfordshire.
South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
The team at Longmores Solicitors LLP handles the full spectrum of commercial property issues, including agricultural sales and purchases, and general commercial property leases. Rachael Spalton leads the Hertford-based practice, utilising her ‘deep knowledge and excellent understanding‘ to assist promoters, developers and landowners with strategic land transactions. The ‘exceptionally smart, diligent and efficient‘ Victoria Sandberg is particularly adept at handling rural and agricultural matters concerning overage and option agreements, in addition to acting for landed estates. John Wagstaffe maintains his property litigation practice, often representing developers and landlords.
Lawyer Rankings
- Agriculture and estates South East > Private client
- Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx South East > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx