Ramsdens Solicitors LLP offers comprehensive advice on all aspects of property transactions, from purchasing and investing, to selling and leasing. The Huddersfield-based team is led by Kirsty Jackson, who brings 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, representing investors, developers, and occupiers on prominent residential development sites. Another key member, Gwen Sharp, supports both public and private sector clients, handling development projects and corporate transactions.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Jane Holroyd has worked on my matters for many years. She’s approachable, honest and more importantly, does not talk in riddles!! If I ask what a paragraph or section of a document actually means…she tells me, rather than just repeating that paragraph in the same legal jargon.’

  • ‘The team as a whole provides comprehensive coverage for the range of issues that arise in commercial property. We have yet to present them with an issue that someone in the team does not have suitable experience to advise on. The corporate culture is one of finding solutions to support their clients' deals.’

  • ‘Across the board and at all levels, the individuals we deal with provide timely, pragmatic and commercially astute advice. ’

  • ‘The team always makes themselves available, and any actions are dealt with promptly. ’

  • ‘Holly Dale shows great patience explaining sometime difficult scenarios.’

  • 'Kirsty Jackson and Holly Dale offer our business outstanding service. Kirsty and Holly have become an extension of our team and are an invaluable resource for our business, dealing with complex property and development transactions in a timely and efficient manner.'

Key clients

  • Pennine Developments (UK) Ltd
  • Ashcourt Group Ltd
  • Anglo American (Woodsmith) Ltd
  • Discovery Park Ltd

Work highlights

Acted for Pennine Developments (UK) Ltd in a £12.5m developed value residential property development from land purchase through to plot sales.
Acted for Discovery Park Limited in negotiations for the lease of buildings on their science park by a Chinese pharma giant in a deal worth over £30m.
Acted for Ashcourt Group Ltd in their lease of a concrete production facility at TeesWork freeport, plus successful negotiations for the group to be sole concrete suppliers at the freeport, along with providing advice on freeport tax arrangements and other regulations.

Practice head

Kirsty Jackson

Other key lawyers

Gwen Sharp; Jane Holroyd; Holly Dale