Commercial Property

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The Commercial Property Team at Hugh James delivers focused strategic advice to a wide range of clients.

 

We are at the forefront of commercial property development in Wales working with a broad range of developers, investors and portfolio occupiers.

 

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Commercial property clients

 

Hugh James Commercial Property clients include:

 

  • Developers - residential, commercial, retail and leisure, industrial and public sector 
  • Investors and financial institutions
  • Portfolio occupiers - Social housing, retail, sport, leisure, public sector and student accommodation

 

We inspire our clients' loyalty by delivering a personal cost-effective service that is partner led. Our clients value us for the blend of technical expertise, pragmatic advice and quality of service that we deliver.

 

The Hugh James Commercial Property Team have extensive experience in advising on the following:

 

  • Site acquisitions and disposals
  • Contract and lease negotiation
  • Strategic property portfolio advice
  • Industry expertise

 


Hugh James commercial property experience

 

  • Parc Derwen, Bridgend - Acting for the consortium comprising the Welsh Assembly Government, Gallagher Estates, Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey on the Parc Derwen village project in Bridgend. The 200 acre site will provide 1,500 new homes, a small shopping centre, community centre and a new primary school for 330 pupils with 30 nursery places.  The Hugh James team are advising on title, property and construction documents, consortium documents, planning and infrastructure agreements.

 

  • Barry Waterfront - Acting for a consortium of Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon and Barratt Homes on the acquisition of the Barry Waterfront Site.  The transaction involves the acquisition of the 41 hectare with 2,000 new homes and around 300,000 square feet of commercial and leisure facilities.

 

  • WRU Centre of Excellence - Acting on behalf of the Welsh Rugby Union in connection with the £2 million Centre of Excellence at the Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort in Hensol near Llantrisant. The project was the result of a three way partnership, with investment from the Welsh Rugby Union, Leekes, the owners of the Vale Resort, and the Sports Council for Wales who have allocated a £1.5 million National Lottery grant into the project. To meet exacting deadlines, the transaction exchanged within 7 days of receipt of contract papers and completed at the end of October 2008.

 


Events

Curry ClubCardiff Property Curry Club

20th May 2010

 

Hugh James have blended property and curries to create an eclectic mix of spice and property professionals.

 

Find out more about this event

 

Alternatively you can contact us at curry.club@hughjames.com


 

Contact

 

David RobertsDavid Roberts

Partner

Head of Property and Construction Division

Head of Commercial Property

E david.roberts@hughjames.com

T  029 2039 1164

 


 

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Contact

David RobertsDavid Roberts

Partner

Head of Property and Construction Division

Head of Commercial Property

 

E david.roberts@hughjames.com

T  029 2039 1164

 

Meet the rest of the Commerical Property Team

 

Read David Robert's profile

 

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News and publications

 

 

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       April 2010 (PDF, 128KB)

       Author: Peter Hurn

 

       April 2010 (PDF, 131KB)

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       October 2009

 

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        Author: Peter Hurn

 

 

Presentations

 

 

 

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Testimonials

 

"The level of service provided to the Bank is always exceptional. Your ability to not only offer flexibility in terms of the speed of service provided, but also to maintain a keen commercial view in your pricing structure has greatly assisted us in leading our customers through the security charging procedure"

Jonathan Hankins, Bank of Ireland

 


 

"Great relationships, based on trust and confidence, are essential to our business. Add to that the three ingredients we always look for in people - exceptional capability, attitude an integrity - and you'll know why we choose to work with Hugh James"

Roger Lewis, Group CEO, Welsh Rugby Union

 

 

Hugh James news

 

Morning After: Cardiff Property Club
Property Week
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The Commercial Property Team at Hugh James produce a quarterly newsletter containing the latest legal, industry and team news to keep our clients up to date on all important developments.

 

 

Property legal news

 

Developers - 'Stop that development'. 

I own a piece of land, which I wish to develop. I have planning permission, but an application has been made by local residents to register it as a Town or Village Green.  What happens next? Read Peter Hurn's briefing note to find out (131 KB PDF)

 

 

Virtual signings and closings are becoming more common, but recent case law suggests that we need to be especially cautious of virtual methods in relation to property transactions given statutory requirements in relation to real estate contracts and deeds and land registration rules. Read Peter Hurn's briefing note and best practice guidelines for virtual signings (22 KB PDF)

 

On 29th June, the Government announced its Draft Legislative Programme for the coming parliamentary session for 2009-2010.  The programme affects both England and Wales, although the Welsh Assembly Government will still have authority for devolved matters. Read more

 

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