Andrew’s practice covers all aspects of commercial property, but with a particular emphasis on development and investment projects for family offices, family trusts, private property funds and other private capital entities. He has extensive experience of the issues that arise in investing in and developing within Central London, and manages the investment portfolios of several family-owned property companies within Central London and elsewhere. He regularly acts for both borrowers and lenders on the real estate aspects of property finance transactions, and advises a number of landowner clients on greenfield strategic development projects.

Andrew's recent projects

• A joint venture between PMB Holdings and AREA Property Partners on the acquisition refinancing and refurbishment of 8 Fenchurch Place in the City.
• Acting for a family office on the provision of bridging and development finance for the development of a substantial data centre in London's Docklands, and on the re-organisation of the asset prior to its recent successful sale.
• Acting for a private investor on the recent lettings to White Cube of its new gallery space in Bermondsey and to Gordon Ramsay's restaurant business of the new Union Street Café in Bermondsey.
• Acting for an offshore client on a development facility for the refurbishment of a significant listed house in inner London.
• Acting for a UK property fund on its first three acquisitions in the industrial sector across the Midlands.

Conference speaking

• Organised and spoke at the firm's 2011 West End property conference co-hosted with Cushmans & Wakefield.

Qualifications /Education

• Cambridge University
• Qualified as a Solicitor in 1999

Memberships

• Investment Property Forum