Neil Mercer > Debenhams Ottaway > St Albans, England > Lawyer Profile
Debenhams Ottaway Offices
IVY HOUSE
107 ST PETERS STREET
ST ALBANS
AL1 3EW
England
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Neil Mercer
Work Department
Commercial property
Position
Neil is a partner in the commercial property team. His expertise encompasses commercial letting and leases; landlord tenant relations; rent reviews and recovery; buying and selling companies and businesses; development, refinancing and disposals. He works with clients, from small businesses to large companies with diverse property portfolios, in a range of sectors including hospitality, banking, charity, education, leisure, ecclesiastical and healthcare (doctors, dentists, pharmacists and care home owners).
Career
Trained Turner & Debenhams (now Debenhams Ottaway); qualified 2009; partner 2021
Memberships
Neil is a member of The Property Section of the Law Society.
Education
Neil graduated from the University of Durham in 2003 with a BSc Hons degree in Natural Sciences. He then took the law conversion course and later on achieved a Masters Degree in Law (LLM) with distinction in 2011.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
The ‘five-star‘ team at Debenhams Ottaway handles a myriad of matters, including owner-occupied property purchases, secured lending work, and landlord and tenant issues. Ruth Boulton leads the practice alongside Jonathan Foy from Radlett and St Albans respectively. Boulton has significant experience in advising owner-managed businesses and banks on high-value residential issues, while Foy handles leases for major corporate occupiers. St Alban’s Neil Mercer advises a variety of clients, with an ‘excellent understanding‘ of consortium agreements and development deals.
South East > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
Utilising support from the firm’s trusts and probate lawyers, Debenhams Ottaway often assists charities who have been labelled as beneficiaries in wills. Andrew Yates leads the team and advises many corporate charities on incorporations, mergers, acquisitions, and disposals. Jonathan Foy and Neil Mercer are noted for their expertise of the commercial property market. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in St Albans.
Lawyer Rankings
- Charities and not-for-profit South East > Private client
- Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx South East > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- 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
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery