Howes Percival LLP’s Milton Keynes-based commercial property team has a strong regional presence, with recent transactions including corporate acquisitions, disposals and portfolio expansions. Marcus Carter leads the team and has extensive experience of acting for corporate occupiers of commercial property and dealing with investment acquisitions and disposals. Charlotte Harrison acts for national and regional house builders on project development matters, as well as managing property portfolios and on social housing transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Marcus Carter at Howes Percival was able to complete property transactions at an especially fast pace for us.’
‘Highly responsive, great with short deadlines.’
‘I found the team were particularly able to discuss all matters with me in non-legal jargon, really taking the effort to make sure the message was delivered and received in the right way. Their knowledge was extremely good as you'd expect, but it was their commercial awareness, their ability to get alongside non-legal people, and their proactive efficient approach that really shone through for me. They also worked extremely well as a team, no contradiction, no duplication, no confusion. Just a very slick and organised way of working.’
‘They work as a close knit team, at all points communicating internally providing cover for one another whenever they are out or on holiday. I have never worked with a firm that regardless of time of year etc that manages to still cover one another's work load like this team manages. ’
‘Marcus Carter heads the team and has instilled his own values in them. He is a strong leader, with a can do proactive approach always striving for excellence in communication both internally and external. He has managed to create the strongest commercial property team in the region in terms of approach, speed and commercialism.’
‘Very responsive and commercial.’
‘Marcus Carter is a fantastic real estate partner. He is fun to work with and very commercially astute. He takes time to work out what you need and then just gets on and does it. He will think of you when you don't have a matter with him and get in touch if something might be of interest.’
‘The Howes Percival Team are excellent at providing a high standard of service in a timely manner. They are very quick to address potential issues and advise on solutions. I always feel I can pick up the phone and have a discussion over any particularly complex matters which the team are always able to explain in simple terms.’
‘Client care is very good with individuals always available to discuss any queries/issues in a timely and succinct manor which is not always the case at competitors.'
- 'A specific to Marcus Carter, the high standards of his team are driven by his professionalism, personability, knowledge and attention to detail.’
Key clients
- Steven Eagell Limited
- Steven Eagell Properties Limited
- Getir UK Limited
- Formula One Autocentres Limited
- Pattishall Properties Limited
- Medigold Health Consultancy Limited
- Nene Group Plc
- Group 1 Automotive Limited
- Hodgson Automotive Limited
- Chandlers Garage Holdings Limited
Work highlights
Acted for Steven Eagell Limited, Steven Eagell Properties, Listers Group Limited and FRF (South Wales) Limited on the acquisition of 19 Lexus and Toyota Dealerships from Marshall Motor Group.
Acting for Clifton Trade Bathrooms Limited in relation to their proposed expansion of units across the country. We have undertaken and completed transactions within 2 weeks of instructions.
Acted on behalf of Medigold Health Consultancy Limited in relation to their corporate acquisition of Health Management to create the UK’s largest occupational health group.
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Practice head
Marcus Carter
Other key lawyers
Charlotte Harrison