Mr Tim Hardesty > Herrington Carmichael LLP > Camberley, England > Lawyer Profile

Herrington Carmichael LLP
Building 2, Watchmoor Park
Brennan House, Farnborough Aerospace Centre Business Park
Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6XR
GU14 6XR
England

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Tim is the head of the real estate department. Tim has particular expertise in residential development work both for developers and landowners. He regularly deals with land acquisitions and disposals by way of unconditional or conditional contracts and options, also strategic option agreements. Experience/recent projects: acting for a regional developer in a complex purchase of a development site with an anticipated built value of £20m by way of a conditional agreement, sub sale and a further development agreement for an additional part containing off-site affordable housing. Acting for a national developer in the grant of a long term option agreement and subsequently after planning obtained for 290 houses acquiring the development site. Acting for a waste management company acquiring a disused airfield and industrial units near the south coast. Acting for trustees selling a development site for approximately £7m in Elmbridge including initially preparing the land for sale by hiving off the surplus land from the part of the site still used and then negotiating a complex conditional agreement with a national developer for the surplus land.

Career

Trained Herrington Carmichael; qualified 2001; Real Estate department Herrington Carmichael; partner 2004; head of department 2010 to date.

Education

St Edward’s School, Oxford (1989); University College, London (1993 BA Hons); College of Law (1999).

Leisure

Visiting historic houses and art galleries, and playing golf and tennis.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex

In Camberley, Herrington Carmichael LLP, which acquired Bonnetts Solicitors Limited in March 2022, excels in development work and commercial real estate and financing mandates. The team has grown its reputation in finance matters with increasing instructions from bridging lenders and clients in the mezzanine finance sector. Another area of growth is the team’s landlord and tenant offering, which frequently involves large projects. Team leader Tim Hardesty regularly manages the team’s developer clients, leveraging his residential development experience. Leading landlord and tenant and secured lending matters is Daniel York, who also works closely with Metro Bank, while Rachel Duncan specialises in corporate support property work such as acquisitions and the letting and disposal of investment properties. Lauren Ainsley handles plot sales and mezzanine finance matters, and Liz Hailey has expertise in development, secured lending and landlord and tenant matters.