Nick Pickersgill

Nick Pickersgill has more than 27 years’ experience of advising on all aspects of commercial real estate.

He is a Partner in our commercial real estate team. He is also a key member of our real estate finance team, which comprises property and finance lawyers acting on property backed transactions, and part of the independent healthcare team, a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to providing strategic advice to independent healthcare providers, where he deals with the acquisition and funding of care homes and similar facilities.

Nick also has a significant practice in the acquisition and funding of park home and caravan sites, having acted on transactions over the ten years with a combined value in excess of £1 bn. These have involved single and multi-property deals, as well as substantial portfolio acquisitions and refinancings requiring preparation and negotiation of CLLS Certificates of Title.

Nick’s experience covers all aspects of commercial property transactions with a particular focus on corporate real estate and real estate finance. He supports the firm’s corporate and banking teams on their M&A and finance related transactions which involve a commercial property element. His extensive sector knowledge and experience enables him to project manage large transactions, coordinating the input of other third party professionals in ensuring projects are delivered effectively.

Recent work highlights

Acting for a consortium of landowners on the sale of a parcel of land for the development of approximately 250 homes.

Acting for the owner of a portfolio of approximately 30 residential caravan parks in ongoing estate management issues including infrastructure agreements and dealing with historic overage arrangements.

Acting on the acquisition and sale of nine caravan parks with associated funding arrangements for an aggregate value exceeding £100m.