Our People
Joanna Lee-Mills
Partner & Head of Social Housing Development
Joanna Lee-Mills
Partner & Head of Social Housing Development
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Joanna heads up our social housing development team. Her expertise encompasses advising on social housing development transactions, from site assemblies to larger scale phased sales and purchases.
Louise Drew
Partner & Head of Building Communities
Louise Drew
Partner & Head of Building Communities
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Louise is the Head of the Building Communities team, having a passion for delivering development that brings major benefit to residents in terms of health, wellbeing, education, employment and the environment.
Neil Gosling
Partner & Head of Residential Development
Neil Gosling
Partner & Head of Residential Development
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Neil builds long standing working relationships with our clients by becoming an extension of their business. He is forward thinking and progressive in his approach.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Barry Fisher
Partner
Barry Fisher
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Debbie Irwin
Partner
Debbie Irwin
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Debbie works closely with her clients to ensure that she understands the required outcomes and works pragmatically to achieve them.
Emma Joy Smith
Partner
Emma Joy Smith
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Emma manages a growing sales team within our social housing department, acting specifically for Housing Association clients. Emma is passionate about her role and what the team can achieve, working together to benefit the needs of the client.
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My Recent Articles
- Expert social housing solicitor returns to the team
Janet James
Partner
Janet has a reputation as being a personable and commercial practitioner and works closely with her clients to achieve their goals.
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My Recent Articles
- Anglian Water appoints Shakespeare Martineau to legal panel
Joanna Deffley
Partner
Joanna Deffley
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Joanna is a partner in our development team specialising in strategic land development projects.
Kevin Joynes
Partner
Kevin Joynes
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Kevin is an experienced Residential Development Partner with expertise in the acquisition and disposal of immediate and strategic land for house builders and developers. This includes the negotiation of conditional contracts, option agreements and promotion agreements as well as joint venture / collaboration agreements between landowners and developers.
Kylie Wesson
Partner
Kylie Wesson
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Kylie has over a decade of experience in the niche area of planning law, gained in both the private and public sector.
Louise Ingram
Partner
Louise Ingram
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Louise assists clients to bring forward development, working with landowners, promoters and developers to deliver results.
Lucy Haynes
Partner
Lucy Haynes
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Lucy specialises in Residential Development and Strategic Land.
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My Recent Articles
- Brownfield sites: an opportunity for strategic land development?
Ben Darlow
Legal Director
Ben Darlow
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Ben blends technical excellence, sheer discipline and a pragmatic approach to ensure that his clients achieve their goals.
Holly Lockley
Legal Director
Holly Lockley
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Specialising in the acquisition and disposal of development land, Holly works with clients to maximise development potential and avoid potential pitfalls.
Jack Kelly
Legal Director
Jack Kelly
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jack works with developers, landowners and promoters to bring forward residential development, specialising in the acquisition, promotion and disposal of land and developer-side affordable housing deals.
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My Recent Articles
- We expand our West Midlands residential development team
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jenny Walker is a Legal Director in the Residential Development team working with housebuilders, promoters and landowners on a range of matters from initial strategic advice to multi-million pound deals.
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My Recent Articles
- 98 homes get the go-ahead following land acquisition in Derbyshire
Lucy Hemming
Legal Director
Lucy Hemming
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Lucy acts for our developers and general commercial property clients.
Joe Davies
Associate
A solicitor in our Residential Development Team, Joe assists on complex promotion agreements and option agreements and manages the disposal and acquisition of sites for residential development. Joe has experience of acting for developers with a particular focus on disposals to Housing Associations. Joe also deals with complex lease transactions from both perspective of Tenants and Landlords.
Meriel O’Loughlin
Associate
Meriel O’Loughlin
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Meriel adopts a proactive and commercial approach to drive transactions forward to completion quickly, ensuring her clients interests are protected.
Michael Lang
Associate
Michael Lang
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Michael acts for housing associations as part of the social housing sales team.
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My Recent Articles
- Lease Extensions – Are Registered Providers Making The Most Of Them?
Raza Ali
Associate
Raza specialises in all areas of residential property, acting for individuals and companies in a variety of transactions.
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Languages:
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English
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Hindi
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Punjabi
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Urdu
Ashley Bhandari
Solicitor
Ashley Bhandari
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Ashley is a Solicitor working in the Residential Development team assisting with the acquisition and disposal of development land.
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My Recent Articles
- The Climate Change Challenge for Property
Francesca Saunders
Solicitor
Francesca Saunders
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Francesca works exclusively with Registered Providers in relation to all aspects of residential property transactions.
Parvinder Rama
Solicitor
Parvinder Rama
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Parvinder works with a wide range of clients including landowners, developers and land promoters in a range of Residential Development transactions.