The ‘knowledgeable and responsive’ team at Berry Smith handles work across the private and public sectors, where it excels at a range of regional and national commercial property transactions. Chris Jones has a focus on advising developers on the assembly of development sites for both residential and commercial developments. He co-heads the team alongside the ’extremely helpful’ Martin Pursall, who is adept at handling secured lending matters for financial institutions.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Testimonials
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- 'The team is knowledgeable and responsive.'
- 'Martin Pursall has vast knowledge embedded over many years in practice and is pragmatic, consistent and constantly efficient.'
- 'Martin Pursall is always extremely helpful, going above and beyond when it comes to commercial property advice.'
- 'Big enough to have the full suite of expertise but small enough to care.'
- 'They simply get things done supremely efficiently.'
Key clients
- Principality Commercial (commercial section of Principality Building Society)
- Development Bank of Wales
- Carmarthenshire County Council
- Vastint Hospitality
- Bridgend County Borough Council
- Fox Group (Moving & Storage)
- Actoris Group
- HSBC Bank Plc
- St Brides Investments Ltd
- Rombourne Limited
- Industrial Property Assets Limited
- Shedmead Limited
Work highlights
Acted for Development Bank of Wales on various secured lending transactions for commercial loans relating to properties and sites in various locations across the whole of Wales.
Acted for Monmouthshire Housing Association on the purchase from the local authority of land adjacent to Caldicot Comprehensive School, Caldicot for the residential development of a 46-plot social housing scheme.
Acted for Broadside Properties Limited / Industrial Property Assets Limited / Tozco Limited (private investment companies) and Santander UK Plc in relation to an investment property refinancing consisting of a portfolio of nine industrial sites across the UK which were subject to various occupational leases.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Martin Pursall
Practice head
Martin Pursall; Chris Jones
Other key lawyers
Mathew Clapham; Leanne Nixon