George Parker-Fuller > Gateley Legal > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Gateley Legal
MINERVA
29 EAST PARADE
LEEDS
LS1 5PS
England

Work Department

Residential development.

Position

George specialises in advising national and regional housebuilders from the point at which a new site is first identified, through negotiating heads of terms, assisting in guiding the structure of the transaction and preparing and negotiating the site acquisition documentation.

With substantial experience in relation to mixed use development, he is able to give holistic advice to his clients where they are taking a residential phase of a mixed use scheme or selling any commercial elements of large scale residential led schemes. 

Career

Trained TBI LLP; qualified 2007; assistant solicitor TBI LLP 2007-09; associate solicitor Endeavour Partnership 2009-10; partner Watson Burton LLP 2009-13; partner Gateley 2013 to date.

Education

Durham Johnson Comprehensive School; Liverpool University (2000 BA Philosophy); Open University (2004 LLB).

Leisure

Running, cycling, swimming, theatre, music.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire

Gateley Legal maintains both an active commercial real estate group and a distinct specialist residential development team, with both teams forming a practice that is capable of advising on the full spectrum of property matters. The team particularly excels in advising developers and investors, which instruct the team on financings, acquisitions, lettings and disposals in the context of major development and regeneration schemes. The commercial real estate team encompasses highly recommended partners James Sargent and Barbara Rollin. The development team, meanwhile, is led by John Kiff, a key contact for residential projects who oversees the development work of key contacts Keelie Evans and George Parker-Fuller. Philip Gregory left the team in May 2023.