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Swinburne Maddison LLP

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Swinburne Maddison LLP’s Durham-based banking team advises a broad range of clients, including individuals, companies, developers, and a mix of banks and second and third-tier lenders. The firm is active across commercial and development finance matters, often supporting complex property transactions. Victoria Walton leads the team, with a strong background in commercial property and overseeing the firm’s development and finance services. Gillian Moir contributes significant experience in property law, frequently acting for both lenders and borrowers in property-related finance transactions.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Swinburne Maddison LLP delivers a first-class experience for commercial lending transactions. Their team's professionalism and dedication to client service are outstanding. They provide clear communication, timely responses, and commercially sound advice, making even the most intricate transactions manageable.'

  • ‘I highly recommend Victoria Walton and Charlotte Excell for commercial finance legal services. They lead a team that acts for major national and international banks, demonstrating their expertise in this area. They provide high-quality support to their banking clients.’

  • ‘They are approachable. Charlotte Excell responds very quickly and has been very good at providing initial guidance on a very complex case.'

  • ‘Speed of response. Quality and size of the team. Breath of knowledge. Good to work with.’

  • ‘Depth of knowledge across the team is impressive. Communicative, which is always helpful and willingness to react to the client and funders' needs.’

  • 'Commercial mindset with a can-do attitude. Willingness to go above and beyond to support client and funders' requirements.’

Key clients

  • Atom Bank Plc
  • Handelsbanken Plc
  • Esh Group
  • Barclays Bank Plc
  • NatWest
  • Paragon
  • Maven Capital Partners UK LLP
  • GB Bank
  • Precise
  • Fleet Mortgages
  • Together Commercial Finance

Work highlights

Acting on behalf of Atom Bank plc in connection with 141 separate instructions, with a cumulative lending total of over £80.9m.
Instructed on behalf of a registered company to vary and restructure its banking facilities to the sum of £140m.
Acted for Langley Lodge Developments Limited in securing finance for two existing sites as well as a further site being acquired with a loan facility of £1.5m.

Practice head

Victoria Walton

Other key lawyers

Gillian Moir; Charlotte Excell