Matthew Hind

Posted on: January 31st, 2025 by Natasha Cox

I am a Director in the Commercial Real Estate team, specialising in general commercial real estate with a mixture of investment, development, finance, occupier, and management work.

I also have has considerable experience dealing with distressed real estate on behalf of banks and insolvency practitioners.

Experience

  • Acting on the acquisition of a portfolio of 15 mixed tenure petrol filling stations for a roadside retail operator.
  • Acting on the acquisition and development of numerous new to industry petrol filling station sites for a roadside retail operator.
  • Acting for various impact investors on multi-million pound rolling programmes of portfolio acquisitions of residential multi-let properties to be leased to charities who specialise in rehousing ex-offender, ex-military personnel, the homeless and other vulnerable groups to be sub-sold and held by a fund to ensure the continued and long term use of the properties for social housing purposes.
  • Acting on the pre-let and forward sale of a Travelodge hotel.
  • Acting on the pre-let, development and subsequent investment sales of numerous retail, industrial and office sites.
  • Acting for a manufacturer on its land acquisition and subsequent development and financing of a bespoke distribution warehouse facility.
  • Acting for liquidators on the disposal of a portfolio of over 140 freehold and leasehold pubs.
  • Acting for administrators on the disposal of 5 mixed tenure business parks and associated management company structure.
  • Acting for a hedge fund relocating to newly built office accommodation in the city and exiting them from their existing lease arrangements.
  • Acting on numerous institutional office lettings for a leading developer and investor.

Alexandria Clarke

Posted on: November 18th, 2024 by Hugh Dineen-Lees

I am a solicitor in the Real Estate Finance Department at Lawrence Stephens having joined in 2024. 

I have over have seven years’ experience in real estate finance, acting for large lenders providing regulated buy-to-let loans, bridging loans and development loans secured over both residential and commercial security. I also act on deals secured with a portfolio of property. I have experience in acting on a dual representation basis for both the bank and borrower. 

As my knowledge has been developed acting for one client with a large number of deals, I understand the importance of maintaining client trust and satisfaction. I pride myself on excellent communication and quality of work delivered with a personal and down to earth approach.

In my spare time, I enjoy trying to reach my Goodreads target, long walks stroking as many dogs as possible, eating good food and drinking great wine.

Career highlights

  • £4million bridging loan over 14 new residential dwellings;
  • £7million buy-to-let loan over a parade of high street shops; and
  • £3million loan over two nursing homes.