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Nigel Whittaker BA (Hons)

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I am a commercial property specialist with extensive real estate experience. I help businesses and not-for-profit organisations with a diverse range of real estate legal needs.

My clients include several high-profile national charities (many of whom I advise on their entire commercial property retail portfolios), private investors, occupiers, landlords and developers.

I am recognised by national legal guides, The Legal 500 and Chambers UK.

T 01242 542915 E nigel.whittaker@willans.co.uk

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Key skills

I can give you specialist advice on a broad range of commercial property legal matters, including:

acquisition and disposal of high value commercial premises
freehold and leasehold property matters
portfolio management
investment work.

Experience highlights

I have worked with high profile national charities such as Sue Ryder, Scope, Shelter and Macmillan Cancer Support, having assisted several of these charities in the significant expansion of their property portfolios in England and Wales.
I have a depth of experience advising a broad scope of business clients including training providers, recruitment companies and public house operators.
I am ranked as an ‘elite lawyer’ by national guide The Legal 500 and am also recommended by Chambers & Partners for my work advising well-known charities on their property concerns across England and Wales.
I am a member of the Ethical Property Foundation – an organisation that gives expert independent advice to help not-for-profits manage their premises more effectively.

"Nigel Whittaker is ‘excellent at providing pragmatic solutions to complex problems’"

The Legal 500
"Demonstrates "a very deep and complete knowledge of property law""

The Legal 500
"Nigel Whittaker is exceptionally knowledgeable and is always available to offer advice."

The Legal 500

Nigel Whittaker BA (Hons) can help you with a range of services

Real estate

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Construction law

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Plot sales

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Land development

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Property finance

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Leases

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Sales & acquisitions

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Property litigation

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Alasdair Garbutt LLB (Hons)

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Real estate, Charities

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Charlotte Cowdell BA (Hons), LLB

Senior associate, solicitor

Real estate, Charities

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Emma Thompson LLB (Hons)

Senior associate, solicitor

Real estate

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Graeme Roberts LLB (Hons)

Consultant, construction law

Real estate, Construction law

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Li Garrod LLB (Hons)

Associate, solicitor

Real estate

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Nancy Battell LLB (Hons)

Associate, solicitor

Real estate

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Tess Ciocci LLB (Hons), LLM

Trainee solicitor

Real estate

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Articles from Nigel Whittaker BA (Hons)

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Coronavirus and lease obligations: Q&A for commercial tenants

Property

You’ll no doubt be aware of the concessionary measures that are being introduced by the government to help ease the potential economic fallout of COVID-19 on UK businesses. In the…

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Reality rules – business rates on development property

Real estate

Property owners and occupiers who are developing vacant commercial premises will be delighted with a recent decision of the Supreme Court. Up to now there has been some confusion over…

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Willans helps national charity acquire new out-of-town ‘superstore’ in Cheltenham’s Tewkesbury Road

We continue to act in the shop expansion of national charity Sue Ryder, which today opens a 4,200 sq ft superstore on Tewkesbury Road in Cheltenham. Sue Ryder is a…

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Nigel Whittaker BA (Hons)

Partner

Key skills

Experience highlights

Nigel Whittaker BA (Hons) can help you with a range of services

Real estate

Construction law

Plot sales

Land development

Property finance

Leases

Sales & acquisitions

Property litigation

Alasdair Garbutt LLB (Hons)

Partner

Charlotte Cowdell BA (Hons), LLB

Senior associate, solicitor

Emma Thompson LLB (Hons)

Senior associate, solicitor

Graeme Roberts LLB (Hons)

Consultant, construction law

Li Garrod LLB (Hons)

Associate, solicitor

Nancy Battell LLB (Hons)

Associate, solicitor

Tess Ciocci LLB (Hons), LLM

Trainee solicitor

Resources To Help

Articles from Nigel Whittaker BA (Hons)

Coronavirus and lease obligations: Q&A for commercial tenants

Nigel Whittaker BA (Hons)

Partner

Reality rules – business rates on development property

Nigel Whittaker BA (Hons)

Partner

Willans helps national charity acquire new out-of-town ‘superstore’ in Cheltenham’s Tewkesbury Road

Willans

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