Meet the team
The South Real Estate
Irwin Mitchell
Southampton, England+3 other locations
- Newbury, England
- Chichester, England
- Crawley, England
Organigram
Team Services
We offer a specialised service in complex development projects and strategic land and also provide a full service in commercial real estate. Operating nationally across the network, the Southampton, Chichester and Gatwick offices together form our southern Real Estate offering. This Southern real estate team works collaboratively across the three offices supporting mutual clients and partner led projects. For this reason this submission is very closely aligned to our Commercial Property Kent, Surrey and Sussex submission.
Strategic Land:
We have extensive experience in advising developers, landowners and promoters on complex land transactions.
As well as acting for several well-known promoters and developers in the market including Berkeley Strategic Land Limited, Welbeck Strategic Land and Ptarmigan Land, we have a market leading position in advising groups of landowners bringing forward land for development.
We act for a number of landowners with land being promoted for new garden village settlements. These deals involve complex collaboration and equalisation arrangements.
As well as strategic land, we act on immediate residential development, particularly with the arrival of Sam Knight, acting for housebuilders such as Elivia Homes (Southern) Limited and Junnell Homes Limited.
Nitrate Neutrality, Water Neutrality and Bio-Diversity Net Gain Schemes
The return of Sam Knight has opened up a new service line for developers and landowners relating to nitrate neutrality, water neutrality and bio-diversity net gain matters. He brings a wealth of experience in the establishment and management of these environmental schemes having previously acted for the Wildlife Trusts on four such schemes. He continues to advise Andrew Sellick on the nitrate neutrality scheme at Warnford Park providing solutions to many developers and has also set up the first scheme of its kind in Chichester for John Holt. Sam has also produced a complex and first of it’s kind joint venture agreement for bio-diversity net gain solutions across the country for new client Legacy Habitat Banks Ltd.
Regeneration/Mixed Use:
We continue to act for Artisan Real Estate Investors with several schemes including projects in Bristol and Leeds and are currently working with new client, Roffey Homes Limited on the regeneration of a strategic town centre site on the south coast in partnership with the local council.
Property Companies:
Acting for a number of investment and development companies including Store Property, Seaward Properties, Wooldridge Developments, Hanbury Properties, Arun Estate Agencies Limited, Landlink Estates Limited, Kingsbury Estate (Brighton) Limited, Harbour Holdings Limited and Shellwin Limited.
Corporate Occupiers/Corporate Support:
Corporate support work for our M&A clients. We advised on the property aspects of the sale of KEW (Electrical Distributors) Limited. We also advise occupier clients, including The Caravan and Motorhome Club, Intrum UK Limited, Origin Global Limited (recently secured by Hannah Nix) and Ricardo PLC. The team also has significant expertise in acting for national retailers; Hendy Group, Sofas & Stuff, Between the Lines and Balfe’s Bikes.
Retirement Living and Care
Led by Guy Sackett. The team acts for developers and operators of integrated retirement communities, care homes, extra care and assisted living schemes. We act for a number of leading players in the sector including Audley Group, Lifestory (an amalgamation of Oaktree Capital owned companies, being Pegasus Life, Anthology and Renaissance Retirement) Athena Healthcare Group and Inspired Villages.
Education
We have a specialism in college capital projects. We have worked with South Essex College, Greater Brighton Met College and Chichester College Group on large schemes in Basildon, Brighton and West Sussex. We also advise on the property aspects of re-finances and College mergers.