Real Estate
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 4
About
Provided by Goughs
In the last decade Goughs has emerged as a heavyweight player in Real Estate through its Land and Development and Commercial Property Teams. The team advise on all types of landlord and tenant, acquisition, disposal and property finance for a wide range of clients including landed estates, SME’s, banks and commercial property portfolio holders
The Property Team deals with many multi-million-pound acquisitions, disposals and refinancing transactions across a spectrum of sectors; working closely with professional advisers and lenders, paying particular focus on ensuring that the most effective method of acquisition, disposal and funding structures are explored and utilised.
The Land and Development teams existing client base includes over 15 such housebuilders and promoters and the Team is now handling 300+ plot sales a year with this forecast to increase to 500 Units per year by the end of 2024. The service and expertise the Land and Development Team offers is specifically designed for SME private housebuilders, land promoters and landowners. The Team handles all aspects of development land, with expertise in strategic land, option agreements, promotion agreements, conditional sale agreements, unconditional land acquisition, land assembly and joint venture and collaboration agreements, funding arrangements, planning agreements and affordable housing disposals and plot sales.
Chambers Review
The real estate practice at Goughs in Chippenham has a wide range of expertise in commercial property transactions. Lawyers in the group advise on acquisitions, disposals and associated finance matters as well as all manner of landlord and tenant work. The firm also handles residential development work, representing a number of leading house builders in the South West.
Work Highlights
- Goughs acted for APS Qsquare in the purchase of a historic Grade II* listed building in Bath for £2.5 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Goughs has good response times and the energy to drive progress."
"The lawyers at Goughs are switched on and astute. We have total confidence in them."
"Goughs brings great knowledge to every transaction."
"Goughs offers very good communication and is very generous with its time."
"Goughs has good response times and the energy to drive progress."
"The lawyers at Goughs are switched on and astute. We have total confidence in them."
"Goughs brings great knowledge to every transaction."
"Goughs offers very good communication and is very generous with its time."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Given is recognised for his real estate practice for house builders in the region. He advises on sales and acquisitions of properties and land for development.
"He is an excellent operator with a very pragmatic approach."
"Andrew is a quality lawyer with a vice-like grip of the details. He is commercially astute and a pleasure to deal with."
"He is an excellent lawyer with a very strong grasp of what matters commercially, a can-do attitude and a focus on how to get the deal done."
"Andrew Given is exceptional and he knows how to get a deal done."
Ranked Lawyers at
Goughs
South West
Members
Provided by Goughs
AImee Glover
Andrew Given
Head of Department
Dan Shaw
Gemma Sumsion
Head of Department
Hannah Delaney
Hannah Jackson
Jessica Reynolds
Laura Vickers
Rebecca Bailey
Clients
Provided by Goughs
Bath Demolition Holdings Limited
Cadmus Rock Limited
Calibre Homes Limited (SW)
Chapter One Developments Limited
Charlcombe Homes Limited
Chatleigh Limited
Clayewater Homes Limited
Colburn Homes Limited
Corsham Town Council
Development 6 Limited
Healthmatic Limited
Loxton Land Limited
Oakhurst Court Holdings Limited
Princeton Homes Limited
Redcliffe Homes Limited
Renelec Limited
Stonewood Builders Holdings Limited
Stonewood Homes Limited
Stonewood Partnerships Limited
Thomas Homes Limited
Tolnord Corporation
Whitecroft Developments Limited
Industries
Provided by Goughs
Land and Development
Property Investment