About
Davitt Jones Bould, established in 1999, is described as the largest specialist real estate law firm in the UK and advises on the full spectrum of real estate matters including commercial property, property litigation, property finance, planning, construction and environment. Its clients include central government departments and bodies, national institutions, investors, corporate occupiers, local government and developers.
Practice areas
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Lawyers at this firm
Abigail Kay
Partner · Real Estate
Alice Dearden
Associate Director · Real Estate
Andrew Taylor
Partner · Commercial Property
Andrew Waite
Consultant · Environmental Law
Anita Gargye
Associate Director · Commercial Property
Ben Fairhurst
Associate Director · Commercial Property
Bronwyn Higgins
Associate Director · Real Estate
Chris Hoyle
Consultant · Procurement
Chrisa Tsompani
Partner · Planning
Eleanor Smith
Consultant · Real Estate
Eva Hendry
Associate Director · Commercial Property
Gemma Merry
Associate Director Before joining DJB, Gemma worked at Capsticks for 10 years. She specialises in commercial property matters, including acquisitions and disposals of freehold and leasehold land for both small and large scale sites, handling overage and clawback and general estates management. Gemma has particular experience in the healthcare and retail sectors, and has advised a number of NHS bodies and major retail brands. Gemma's experience includes: Portfolio Management for a High Street Retailer: Acting for a national high street retailer, advising on their leasehold estate across various locations, including Canary Wharf. £25 Million Disposal of a Hospital Site: Acting on the £25 million disposal of a hospital site to a developer. This transaction involved the negotiation of complex overage and clawback provisions and short term leasebacks following completion of the transfer. Landlord and Tenant Advice to an Energy Company: Advising an energy provider on the simultaneous surrender of existing premises and grant of a new lease for new premises. Development Advice for an NHS Organisation: Acting for an NHS organisation on a third party development involving a transfer of land to the GP developers, a complex Development Agreement, land swaps with the Local Authority and leasebacks to the NHS organisation, with short term leases to the NHS organisation for decant accommodation during the build. · Real Estate
Gillian Lewis
Partner · Real Estate
Helen Close
Partner · Property Litigation
Jennifer Hotston
Associate Director · Real Estate
Jo Briers
Associate Director · Real Estate
John Condliffe
Partner · Real Estate
John Qualtrough
Partner · Planning
Jonathan Warner-Reed
Partner · Property Litigation
Kate Evans
Associate Director · Real Estate
Katherine Dobson
Associate Director · Real Estate
Katy Bearn
Associate Director · Real Estate
Kevin Fry
Legal Executive · Real Estate
Louisa Swanton
Partner · Real Estate
Lucy Harry
Associate Director · Commercial Property
Madeleine F Davitt
Senior Partner and Co-Founder · Commercial Property
Malcolm Iley
Non-Executive · Public Law
Maria Gill
Partner · Real Estate
Mary Anderson
Partner · Real Estate
Matthew Needham-Laing
Partner · Construction
Melanie Greer-Walker
Partner · Commercial Property
Michael Mulcare
Consultant · Litigation
Michelle Powell
Partner · Real Estate
Nichola Gray
Partner · Commercial Property
Nigel Heilpern
Consultant · Real Estate
Nigel Hewitson
Partner · Planning
Paul Davies
Partner · Commercial Property
Peter Allinson
Chief Executive · Real Estate
Philippa Hipwell
Partner · Real Estate
Razina Akhtar
Partner · Real Estate
Richard Holmes
Partner · Commercial Property
Sean Bulman
Partner · Commercial Property
Sean Palka
Partner · Real Estate
Sophie Bulmore
Associate Director · Real Estate
Sophie Phillipon - Thomas
Partner · Commercial Property
Stephanie Hall
Partner · Planning
Stephanie Robinson
Partner · Real Estate
Stephen Chalcraft
Partner · Real Estate
Stephen John
Partner · Real Estate
Stephen Sykes
Consultant · Environmental Law
Stuart Bould
Founding Partner · Real Estate
Teresa Kamppari Baker
Partner · Real Estate
Tina Durani
Partner · Commercial Property
Yohanna Weber
Partner · Planning Law
Zaheer Bashir
Associate Director · Commercial Property