Rebecca Cleal > Prettys Solicitors LLP > Ipswich, England > Lawyer Profile

Prettys Solicitors LLP
6th Floor
St Vincent House
1 Cutler Street
IP1 1UQ
England

Work Department

Commercial Property

Position

Partner and Head of Commercial Property

Career

Rebecca studied for both her undergraduate and masters degrees at the University of Kent at Canterbury and qualified as a solicitor in 2006.

Rebecca joined Prettys Commercial Property Team in 2019 having worked for the previous 9 years as Director of Property and Legal services for a large AIM listed PLC based in Norfolk (which included acting as Company secretary and advising the board). Her experience in this role means that she has a broad commercial approach and understands how businesses think. Having also managed the Estates and Facilities team, her property knowledge extends to broader areas.

Whilst Rebecca’s primary focus is commercial leasehold transactions and advice, she also has experience in commercial developments, site acquisition, auction sales, property finance and agricultural diversification options.

In October 2022, Rebecca was promoted to Partner.

Lawyer Rankings

East Anglia > Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in East Anglia

Prettys Solicitors LLP in Ipswich is known for ‘a diverse range of expertise with a willingness to go the extra mile for clients‘. ‘First-class‘ practice head Rebecca Cleal is a hit with clients and ‘demonstrates exceptional professionalism, communication skills and extensive knowledge‘. Senior associate Paul Munnings is also praised for his advice to residential developers. Together, they advised Soka Enterprises Limited on a £4.5m development finance facility for a residential scheme in Essex.

East Anglia > Transport > Transport and shipping

Prettys Solicitors LLP in Ipswich has a multi-disciplinary team that advises key clients in the transport sector on a range of corporate, commercial, employment, data protection and property matters. Senior partner Ian Waine leads the practice, in which employment partner Matthew Cole and corporate partner Daniel Billson are the main practitioners. Corporate partner Sarah Lewis and property specialist Rebecca Cleal also play key roles in the practice. Cleal recently assisted Maritime Transport Ltd with the acquisition of freehold land in Essex, which involved the complex negotiation of existing commercial lease conditions.