Dean Jowett > Tyr > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Tyr Offices
2 The Embankment
Sovereign Street
LEEDS
LS1 4BA
England
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Dean Jowett
Work Department
Commercial Property
Position
Dean has over 15 years’ experience in all aspects of commercial property but specialises in residential and commercial development work and leads the team at Tyr. He acts for some of the UK’s leading national and regional housebuilders and has a wealth of experience in advising on complex strategic land options and site assembly issues. He is also regularly asked to act for landowners to sell land for development as they value the insight he can provide from his experience of acting for developers. Dean works closely with his clients and is renowned for being deal focussed, straight talking and pragmatic.
Career
Dean founded the Commercial Property team at Tyr in 2019. Dean trained at Hammonds qualifying in 2005, before moving to DWF in 2007 and Schofield Sweeney as a partner in 2014.
Languages
French
Education
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (French), Manchester Metropolitan University (CPE and LPC).
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Tyr offers its roster of clients, which primarily encompasses developers and national house builders, a ‘very good, quick and reliable service‘ in relation to advice on conditional acquisitions, site transfers, strategic option agreements and planning permission. Beyond its expertise in residential development work, the team is also well-versed in handling commercial leases from both a landlord and tenant perspective. The team is led by Dean Jowett, who is highly recommended for his expertise on commercial and residential development matters. Sarah Temple, who joined the team from Lupton Fawcett in July 2022, and Marcus Watson are also names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Environment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud