James Cottrell > Taylor Walton LLP > Luton, England > Lawyer Profile
Taylor Walton LLP Offices
28-44 ALMA STREET
LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE
LU1 2PL
England
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James Cottrell
Work Department
Head of Commercial Real Estate.
Position
Partner and Head of Commercial Property, specialising in acquisition, site assembly and disposal of residential and commercial developments sites, including financing, freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant work, and general financing work.
Career
Trained at Taylor Walton LLP; qualified in 2004; made a salaried partner at Taylor Walton LLP in 2013 before becoming an equity partner in 2019; Head of Commercial Real Estate in 2021.
Education
Westcliff High School for Boys; Keele University (LLB, 2001); College of Law (2002).
Leisure
Football, skiiing, cycling and spending time with his young family.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Taylor Walton LLP
fields a commercial property team that is regarded by some to provide a ‘complete range of expertise and service which you would normally only find in considerably larger city-based practices’. Development matters, acquisition and disposal transactions, and property finance transactions are among the core focuses of the Luton-based team. James Cottrell heads the practice and focuses on development work. Managing partner Dermot Carey is well experienced in the space and predominantly acts for property developers. James Khakpour-Smith is another key name to note within the group for advising overseas traders and property investors.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx