Mohammed is a real estate finance and Islamic finance specialist with considerable experience in dealing with a range of high-value and complex property investment, finance and development transactions.

Naomi and her team work together with funders and their customers to ensure a smooth path to completion of a transaction where all parties are satisfied with the terms.

Chris acts for institutional and individual lenders, as well as borrowers lending or borrowing debt finance for acquisition, working capital, refinance or capital release.

David Adams is a partner in the Banking Team at Shakespeare Martineau. David brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked in the East and West Midlands market places for over 25 years.

David is a vastly-experienced Property Development and Investment specialist – across the Residential and Commercial sectors. In the Residential sector, he acts for volume and SME developers and promoters as well as land-owners and funders on the full range of transaction-types (including Strategic Land and Joint-Ventures). In the Commercial sector, he acts for developers, investors, traders and occupiers. His clients value his constructive and engaging style, coupled with his drive and commitment in getting the deal done

Jake Holmes leads the firm’s banking and financial services offering from our Southampton hub.

Joe is a commercial real estate lawyer with over 20 years experience working with healthcare operators and has particular expertise in the funding, ownership and development of care homes, new medical centres and private medical hospitals.

John works with lenders and borrowers on a wide range of property finance transactions including acquisition, refinancing and development loans.

Simon is a commercially focused and entrepreneurial real estate expert known for his calm, practical and commercial approach.

Susannah is a partner in our team based out of our London and Milton Keynes offices, within the Commercial Property and Development team, focussing on real estate finance, family offices and luxury assets.

Susannah advises clients on a wide range of real estate finance and property matters, including advising family offices and bridge lenders. Susannah represents both lenders and borrowers on all levels of secured funding, ranging from overdraft facilities of £100,000 to refinances and acquisitions, involving secured, bridge and development finance.

This includes supporting SME and banking clients within the UK residential and commercial property market. Susannah’s experience in this sector is all encompassing for clients on documentation support, and transactional support on both standard and bespoke, complex matters. Transactional representation includes due diligence on titles and supporting documents and reports, searches, raising enquiries, reporting and all registration requirements to ensure security is perfected.

Susannah’s clients typically include family offices and bridge lenders, challenger banks and financial institutions, focussing on the SME real estate borrowing market.

Vicki is renown for providing commercial real estate advice (including funding and recovery) with particular expertise in the education and charity sectors. She has international experience and is a practising Notary Public
She has expertise of advising clients on safeguarding and related disciplinary matters

Victoria undertakes real estate finance work representing lenders and borrowers with a focus on development funding and healthcare transactions.

Afreen works for a range of clients including banks, Islamic finance institutions, short term lenders and other corporate entities.

Andrew is a finance lawyer specialising in real estate finance.

Hannah advises clients on a wide range of commercial property matters to achieve effective and efficient outcomes.

Hannah provides a professional and knowledgeable service for her real estate finance clients.

Meriel adopts a proactive and commercial approach to drive transactions forward to completion quickly, ensuring her clients interests are protected.

Nicola provides a professional and knowledgeable service to real estate clients and financing institutions. Nicola works for a range of clients, including individuals, corporate entities, banks, Islamic finance institutions and short term lenders.

Robert Mander is a Chartered Legal Executive and Legal Director in our Commercial Property Team with extensive experience in the full range of Commercial Property work.

Simon provides a professional and knowledgeable service for real estate finance clients.

Stephen has over 25 years’ experience in real estate finance, with particular experience in development and health funding.

Anita works with a broad range of high net worth individuals and business owners to fulfil their commercial property requirements.

David is a Scottish qualified Associate based in Edinburgh and is part of the real estate team in Scotland.

Sophie deals exclusively with transactions for registered providers such as leasehold schemes for the elderly, shared ownership, right to buy/acquire, staircasing, single unit disposal, and purchases.