Stewart Freeman > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > Stratford upon Avon, England > Lawyer Profile

Shakespeare Martineau LLP
BRIDGEWAY HOUSE
BRIDGEWAY
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
CV37 6YX
England

Work Department

Social Housing

Position

Legal Director

Career

Stewart acts exclusively for housing association clients and completes a large number of property transactions to assist clients in achieving their goals.

Stewart qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and has worked in property since qualification. Stewart started acting exclusively for housing associations in 2012 and since then has assisted in building a team of property law experts who deal with transactions promptly in order to generate several million pounds in capital receipts to enable clients to grow whilst at the same time working with clients to reduce void periods.

“I try to be as close to an in house lawyer as I can to my clients . I want to get to know my clients and their business so that I can assist with things that really matter. We achieve important goals as a team.”

Languages

German

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Real estate > Social housing

Based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the team at Shakespeare Martineau LLP advises on a range of social housing matters, including acquisitions, housing management and construction, and the firm’s frequent appointment to housing group legal panels reflects the firm’s sector experience. The practice is led by Rachel Gwynne, who specialises in corporate governance for housing clients, and Louise Drew, who focuses on sales and asset management for registered providers. Emma Smith-Gamble, Joanna Lee-Mills and associates Paula Evans and Stewart Freeman are also key contacts in the team.