Clarke Willmott LLP‘s commercial property team acts for a range of public sector clients, developers, and investors, demonstrating experience in investment and asset management issues that range from acquisitions to portfolio advice. Iain Harrison leads the team, with extensive experience in the retail sector, acting for several high street names.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘We have a long relationship with Clarke Willmott's property team, who we have always found to provide a high-quality, professional service. Their advice is invaluable to our business and we look forward to continuing to work with them for many years to come.’

  • ‘Our lead contact is Iain Harrison, who is a Partner in the Birmingham Office. Iain always provides excellent service, and we would have no hesitation in recommending him. He is always available to contact, deals with matters promptly, and will always have a solution for any problem.’

  • ‘The Real estate team at Clarke Willmott is large enough and experienced enough to be confident as a client that they will be able to progress a matter both quickly and with the requisite experience necessary to meet our needs.'

  • ‘Iain Harrison is superb at dealing with volume instructions on our behalf and has an excellent understanding of our key requirements to the extent that he is able to resolve many issues before they even reach our desk.' 

Key clients

  • Lloyds Bank Plc
  • Unity Trust Bank Plc
  • Santander UK Plc
  • Super Smart Service Limited
  • Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands
  • Lidl

Work highlights

Advised a care home operator in relation to the refinance of its portfolio of care homes across the country.
Advised the UK arm of an international company in relation to share acquisition of a further company to improve the UK electrical grids.
Advising a high street lender in relation to a refinance of a large portfolio of properties to obtain a significant new client.

Practice head

Iain Harrison

Other key lawyers

Richard Saxton; Andrew Stokes; Amanda Whatmore