Mark Elgar
- Experience
Mark joined Birketts in September 2015 and is a Legal Director in our Commercial Real Estate Team based in the Ipswich office.
Mark has extensive experience acting for landlords, tenants, institutional investors and funders. He has expertise in a wide range of commercial property transactions with a particular emphasis on acquisitions, disposals, sale and leaseback transactions as well as re-financing and asset management work.
Mark assists real estate investment funds and property investment companies, from both inside and outside the UK, with their day-to-day asset management needs across their portfolios. This involves advising on strategy, acting on site acquisitions and disposals and general landlord and tenant work.
Mark is also instructed by corporate occupiers and more than one government regulator. He works for both landlords and tenants on the re-gearing of leases and head office lettings.
Mark has experience of living and working in Italy and speaks fluent Italian. He is a keen cyclist and sports enthusiast.
Mark is named in Legal 500 [UK 2021]. Clients in this edition note “Senior associate Mark Elgar has been fantastic for us. His approach is efficient, pragmatic and is a pleasure to work with. He is always willing to pick up the phone at anytime and is a great soundboard for us as a business.”
Mark Elgar has successfully undertaken many transactional lease negotiations on our behalf, helping us create the agile property portfolio to support our ever-changing business needs. Mark’s relaxed style and collaborative approach creates a real partnership empathy and goes a long way to resolving difficult and entrenched positions from opponent legal advisors.
Legal 500 [UK 2025]