Howard Kennedy LLP handles a wide range of planning matters, including real estate acquisitions, disposals, developments and refinancing. Practice head Jade Chalmers is well regarded for her work on highway agreements, planning appeals and s106 agreements. Bob Sadler focuses on major mixed-use schemes, while Danielle Coglin advises on the planning and environmental aspects of both property and corporate transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Excellent, friendly and down to earth team. Always a pleasure to work with anyone from the planning team at Howard Kennedy.’
‘Jade Chalmers is just amazing, super knowledgeable and very helpful and friendly. Is a joy to work with.'
'The Howard Kennedy team give this essential support to our business and have enabled us to fully understand and mitigate the associated risks in our planning strategies.'
'The Howard Kennedy team excel in this area and are always available to explain and understand our requirements and offer sound advice on matters, delivered, in the main, in understandable terms. The whole team is worthy of mention, but in particular Jade Chalmers and Bob Sadler.'
Key clients
- GHL (Cheshunt) Limited (Galliard/Apsley SPV)
Work highlights
Acted for GHL (Cheshunt) Limited in the conditional purchase of the freehold interest in a large site in Cheshunt.
Advised new client HUB and H.I.G. Capital on the £42m acquisition of the final 1.2-acre plot in Lendlease's Elephant Park development, part of the £1.5bn regeneration of Elephant and Castle.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Jade Chalmers
Other key lawyers
Bob Sadler; Danielle Coglin