Expertise

Julian is an experienced real estate practitioner advising corporate clients. He has worked throughout his career in the retail and hospitality sectors but also does investment and asset management work with particular expertise in the service station sector. Julian’s strength is to highlight issues before they arise. He has written articles and appeared recently as a panellist for the RICS as part of a global online real estate conference.

Julian Advises

  • SMEs operating in the convenience foods and grocery sector
  • Franchisees operating in the in the coffee and hospitality sectors
  • Hoteliers operating in the bed and breakfast sector in London
  • Investors with portfolios within the UK commercial property market undertaking acquisitions and disposals and asset management work
  • A global jewellery business with interests in the UK
  • The owner of an expanding chain of service stations undertaking acquisitions, disposals and property related issues

Experience Highlights

  • Working as the lead lawyer for a well known single price discount retailer who then sold out to a rival
  • Sale of an office building in the City to a developer
  • Purchase of a chain of coffee shops on behalf of the franchisee of a well know coffee brand
  • Acting with a team on the purchase of a retail park in Kent for an investor and negotiating terms of the lease to the anchor tenant
  • Acting on the purchase of 5 service stations including financing aspects

Career History

Previous Law firms

  • Partner and the Consultant with Shakespeare Martineau LLP (2010-2023)
  • Partner with Midtown firm, Lyndales LLP (1999–2010)
  • Various firms (1981–2010)

Education

  • University of Leeds (LLB)

Other

Articles for Metro, Property Week and Fashion magazine + as a panellist in 2021 for the RICS as part of a global online real estate conference.

Expertise

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Julian is an experienced real estate practitioner advising corporate clients. He has worked throughout his career in the retail and hospitality sectors but also does investment and asset management work with particular expertise in the service station sector. Julian’s strength is to highlight issues before they arise. He has written articles and appeared recently as a panellist for the RICS as part of a global online real estate conference.

Julian Advises

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  • SMEs operating in the convenience foods and grocery sector
  • Franchisees operating in the in the coffee and hospitality sectors
  • Hoteliers operating in the bed and breakfast sector in London
  • Investors with portfolios within the UK commercial property market undertaking acquisitions and disposals and asset management work
  • A global jewellery business with interests in the UK
  • The owner of an expanding chain of service stations undertaking acquisitions, disposals and property related issues

Experience Highlights

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  • Working as the lead lawyer for a well known single price discount retailer who then sold out to a rival
  • Sale of an office building in the City to a developer
  • Purchase of a chain of coffee shops on behalf of the franchisee of a well know coffee brand
  • Acting with a team on the purchase of a retail park in Kent for an investor and negotiating terms of the lease to the anchor tenant
  • Acting on the purchase of 5 service stations including financing aspects

Career History

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Previous Law firms

  • Partner and the Consultant with Shakespeare Martineau LLP (2010-2023)
  • Partner with Midtown firm, Lyndales LLP (1999–2010)
  • Various firms (1981–2010)

Education

  • University of Leeds (LLB)

Other

Articles for Metro, Property Week and Fashion magazine + as a panellist in 2021 for the RICS as part of a global online real estate conference.