Mrs Gemma Coles > IBB Law > Uxbridge, England > Lawyer Profile

IBB Law
CAPITAL COURT
30 WINDSOR STREET
UXBRIDGE
UB8 1AB
England

Work Department

Real Estate (Thames Valley)

Position

Gemma is a partner in the commercial real estate team at IBB. Gemma has 20 years’ experience working within the property sector, starting as a residential paralegal, moving into commercial property in 2007, and more recently carving out specialisms including charity property law and secured lending/banking and finance.

Gemma’s clients include large corporates in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, research and development, retail/leisure and charities. She also provides banking and finance advice to private developers and investors. Gemma is accustomed to working cross borders, taking instructions from clients in the US and Germany and is head of IBB’s banking and finance team.

Career

Gemma trained and qualified at Pictons Solicitors. After a year travelling around Asia in 2009, Gemma returned to the UK and joined IBB in 2010 as a junior solicitor. Within just 6 years, she progressed to senior solicitor and then partner at IBB.

Personal

Gemma is an adrenaline junkie – skydiving, rock climbing and scuba diving being some of her pursuits, but also other adrenaline based challenges including surfing, kite surfing, bungee jumping and snowboarding. Slowing down in more recent years, Gemma lives in Hertfordshire and is a keen walker who is desperate for a dog when commitments allow.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Finance > Banking and finance

The practice at IBB Law utilises its broad expertise in real estate and corporate commercial matters to advise both lenders and borrowers on lending facilities. ‘Trusted adviserGemma Coles leads the team alongside Harriet Jones; Jones is based in Uxbridge and often acts for lenders and owner-managed businesses in lending arrangements, while Coles divides her time between the Reading and Uxbridge offices and specialises in secured lending and property financing work.

South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

(Next Generation Partners)

Gemma ColesIBB Law

Predominantly based in Uxbridge, IBB Law has broad expertise spanning residential led developments, planning agreements, and Section 106 agreements. Jon Mowbray leads the practice, while Vivien Rimmer acts in various transactions concerning urban regeneration projects and complex land assembly work. Dividing her time between Uxbridge and Reading, the ‘very capableGemma Coles focuses on property finance work and advises on acquisitions and disposals. Miles Eckersley regularly represents housebuilders on mixed-use commercial and residential developments.