Jonathan Preece > Forsters LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Forsters LLP Offices
22 Baker Street
LONDON
W1U 3BW
England
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Jonathan Preece
Work Department
Commercial Real Estate
Position
Counsel
Career
Jonathan Preece is Counsel in the Commercial Real Estate team.
His practice focuses predominantly on commercial property transactions with particular emphasis on the acquisition, development and disposal of complex mixed-use sites for both private developers and social housing providers.
This often involves advising on joint venture structures, planning and construction issues, option agreements, overage, clawback and pre-emption arrangements, building and land contract negotiation, infrastructure agreements and the structuring of each transaction in the most tax efficient manner.
Jonathan also has considerable experience advising on all aspects of commercial landlord and tenant, including leasing, licensing and strategic management advice across the retail, office and leisure sectors.
Jonathan joined Forsters in 2020.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Social housing: local authorities and registered providers
The social housing practice at Forsters LLP, led by sector expert Sara Branch, is a one-stop shop for registered providers, developers, and contractors. The team handles acquisitions, financing, and joint ventures, as well as significant transactions, such as housing association mergers. Jonathan Preece represents registered providers on housing stock transfers, which is a growing area in the sector. Anne O’Neill‘s practice ranges from the acquisition of street properties to structured developments and joint venture arrangements.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Social housing: local authorities and registered providers
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development