Profile
Work Department
Position
Partner
Career
Oliver joined Birketts in January 2012 and is a Partner in the Commercial Property department in our Ipswich office. He is experienced in dealing with all aspects of commercial property work to include freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant, property finance and corporate support. Oliver has particular expertise in the area of pension funds investing in commercial property and runs a highly successful team acting for some of the country’s largest SIPP and SSAS providers.
Before joining Birketts, Oliver was Director of Property with a leading provider of self invested personal pensions where he led a department of 30 people dealing with the acquisition of over 300 properties each year and the management of a book in excess of 2,500 properties.
Oliver began his career in private practice where he trained and subsequently worked for a regional law firm for four years. Oliver qualified as a Solicitor in September 2001.
Content supplied by Birketts LLP
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Birketts is excellent at understanding clients' aspirations and ambitions and impressively build longstanding relationships founded on trust and integrity.'
'They demonstrate considerable expertise in numerous sectors and provide pragmatic solutions to problems which may arise in the course of legal transactions. The likes of Chris Schwer, Paul Squire, and Alexandra Chisnall stand out in particular.'
‘Sound, professional advice and work. Flexibility to meet our needs as a customer.’
'The team is very autonomous and takes care of what we need. They are open to using new tech that in-house teams use and nothing is a fuss.'
'Amanda Timcke is very personable, warm and responsive. She knows her stuff and cuts through the faff.'
'As a family-owned business we are impacted by issues in both the commercial and residential property markets, but also how the company leans into our own lives. Birketts has been able to be our single-stop for support in the transacting market, tenant challenges, company ownership changes, and also the link between the company and into our personal lives. Their breadth enables a smooth understanding of these inter-related issues, and a quick resolution to business problems and opportunities.'
'Under the steer of Chris Schwer, we have always benefited from a clear sense of collaboration within Birketts and an understanding to look after their clients.'
Key clients
- SJK Properties Ltd (Dencora) Eclipse Power Networks Murphy Asset Services Limited Indigo Power Limited Hopkins Homes Limited Hartog Hutton Limited Deckers Radley + Co. Limited Ipswich Borough Council Suffolk County Council Puig brands The Nucleus Group encompassing Curtis Banks, Talbot & Muir and James Hay Day Cooper Day SSAS Barnett Waddingham SIPP & SSAS The Embark Group XPS Killik & Co WBS SSAS Seabridge SSAS Whitehall SIPP and SSAS GTC Infrastructure Limited The Electricity Network Company Limited The Churchmanor Estates Company Plc