Martin joined Birketts in January 2022 and is a Legal Director in our Commercial Real Estate Team, based in our Ipswich and London offices.

He has over 20 years’ experience specialising in real estate investment and asset management work.  

Prior to joining Birketts, Martin worked at a national firm, where he specialised in investment, management and development in the private rented sector and student accommodation.

He focuses on development, funding, management and investment activities and his experience covers all asset types including offices, retail, leisure, hotel, student housing, industrial and residential.

He has also acted for a number of landlords and occupiers, mainly in relation to the leasing of retail and office property in central London, with a particular emphasis on technology companies on the full range of their real estate needs, including acquisitions and disposals, headquarters buildings, restructuring, strategic advice, sale and leasebacks and general property portfolio management.

Recent work highlights

Acquiring, managing and disposing of surplus leasehold and freehold property portfolios for large corporate occupiers including B&Q, Morrisons Supermarkets and NatWest.

Acquiring, managing and disposing of several porfolios of blocks of flats in the private rented sector.

Acting for several housebuilders in the negotiation and completion of options and conditional contracts for greenfield and brownfield sites in and around the M25.

Experience & education

2022 joined Birketts

2017 Legal Director, Addleshaw Goddard

2005 Senior Associate, McGrigors/Pinsent Masons

2003 qualified as a Solicitor (England and Wales)

1999 qualified as a Solicitor (Scotland)

Accreditations

The Law Society

Member

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