Leon Pascal

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Senior Associate

Real Estate & Real Estate Finance

+44 (0) 7342 482 476

Expertise

Leon is a Senior Associate specialising in Real Estate and Real Estate Finance. He joined gunnercooke in March 2025 after spending 12 years at a leading regional firm.

Although experienced across a broad spectrum of Real Estate matters, Leon focuses particularly on secured lending work and development work.

Leon was recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500, having been identified in earlier editions of the directory as a ‘Next Generation Lawyer’ and a ‘Rising Star’.

Leon prides himself on providing his clients with commercially focused, practical solutions to potential issues, to keep transactions moving forward on time and on budget.

Leon Advises

  • Property developers
  • Landowners
  • Property investors (including promoters)
  • Banks and other financial institutions
  • Primary, secondary and mezzanine lenders

Experience Highlights

  • Acting for a developer client on the on the acquisition of a greenfield site by way of conditional contract for the construction of 58 residential dwellings, and the subsequent sale of the plots on an off-plan basis. We also assisted our client in taking development finance from a specialist lender, to support the development of the site.
  • Advising a landowner client on the disposal of a site by way of option agreement to a regional developer for a minimum price of £1.5m and subject to overage provisions.
  • Acting for a promoter client on the £3m disposal of a former car showroom with the benefit of planning permission for the demolition and redevelopment of a 60-bed care home, with an estimated GDV of £13.8m.
  • Acting for a bridging lender on a £2.25m facility secured by way of first charge on a small development site whilst the borrower arranged a development facility.

Career History

Previous Law Firms

  • Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP

Education

  • University of Law (London Bloomsbury), Legal Practice Course
  • Coventry University, Law LLB

Expertise

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Leon is a Senior Associate specialising in Real Estate and Real Estate Finance. He joined gunnercooke in March 2025 after spending 12 years at a leading regional firm.

Although experienced across a broad spectrum of Real Estate matters, Leon focuses particularly on secured lending work and development work.

Leon was recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500, having been identified in earlier editions of the directory as a ‘Next Generation Lawyer’ and a ‘Rising Star’.

Leon prides himself on providing his clients with commercially focused, practical solutions to potential issues, to keep transactions moving forward on time and on budget.

Leon Advises

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  • Property developers
  • Landowners
  • Property investors (including promoters)
  • Banks and other financial institutions
  • Primary, secondary and mezzanine lenders

Experience Highlights

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  • Acting for a developer client on the on the acquisition of a greenfield site by way of conditional contract for the construction of 58 residential dwellings, and the subsequent sale of the plots on an off-plan basis. We also assisted our client in taking development finance from a specialist lender, to support the development of the site.
  • Advising a landowner client on the disposal of a site by way of option agreement to a regional developer for a minimum price of £1.5m and subject to overage provisions.
  • Acting for a promoter client on the £3m disposal of a former car showroom with the benefit of planning permission for the demolition and redevelopment of a 60-bed care home, with an estimated GDV of £13.8m.
  • Acting for a bridging lender on a £2.25m facility secured by way of first charge on a small development site whilst the borrower arranged a development facility.

Career History

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Previous Law Firms

  • Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP

Education

  • University of Law (London Bloomsbury), Legal Practice Course
  • Coventry University, Law LLB
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Leon's team
David Merson
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Liz Roberts
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