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About
Provided by David Sturgess
Practice Areas
David has been specialising in Property matters for over 20 years dealing with domestic and commercial transactions. David has worked on the property aspects of charity mergers such as releases of charges, leases, property due diligence and drafting the property clauses in the Transfer of Charitable Undertakings Agreement. David’s main case load sees him dealing with developers in site acquisition, development and disposal together with landlord and tenant matters in commercial leases/licences. David also advises in relation to finance/securitisation of complex property transactions and regularly assists the Charity Team in relation to property matters.
What David’s clients say about him: “I got 5 star service from David, couldn’t fault it”
Chambers Review
UK
David Sturgess is an experienced lawyer who provides advice on a wide array of social housing matters, including the purchase and sale of housing stock, the acquisition of development sites, property disputes and financing. He has considerable experience working for clients in relation to design and build contracts.
David Sturgess heads up the Edwards & Co real estate department in Belfast. He maintains a strong transactional practice and is particularly active in the social housing sector. He advises clients on acquisitions and disposals as well as leasing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I receive an excellent service from David Sturgess. He has an excellent knowledge and experience, and is 100% reliable. He is very approachable and always guides us through the negotiation process."
"He is pragmatic, and he deals and comes up with good solutions. He is keen to move things forward to the point of completion and is proactive."
"He has a high level of commercial awareness."
"We have worked with David for a number of years and he is extremely professional and knowledgeable."
"David is pragmatic and comes up with good solutions. He is keen to move things forward to the point of completion and is proactive."
"David's client service is excellent and he has high level of commercial awareness."
"David is always professional, reliable and knowledgeable."
"I receive an excellent service from David Sturgess. He has an excellent knowledge and experience, and is 100% reliable. He is very approachable and always guides us through the negotiation process."
"He is pragmatic, and he deals and comes up with good solutions. He is keen to move things forward to the point of completion and is proactive."
"He has a high level of commercial awareness."
"We have worked with David for a number of years and he is extremely professional and knowledgeable."
"David is pragmatic and comes up with good solutions. He is keen to move things forward to the point of completion and is proactive."
"David's client service is excellent and he has high level of commercial awareness."
"David is always professional, reliable and knowledgeable."