Commercial Property - James Cottrell
Commercial Property - James Cottrell

James Cottrell

Partner – Head of Commercial Property

Luton

james.cottrell@taylorwalton.co.uk

01582 390409

  • About me
  • Experience
  • Qualifications
  • Memberships

I am a Partner and Head of the Commercial Property Department. Whilst advising on all aspect of Commercial Property, I take a special interest in advising residential and commercial developers on site acquisition and disposals.

In addition, I advise some of our larger clients on their property portfolios, as well as the Firm’s banking clients, on property finance matters. Acting for both landlord tenants in landlord and tenant matters and small business acquisitions makes up the rest of my busy workload.

Over the years, I have acted for clients on multi-million-pound property portfolio refinances, shopping centre disposals, multi-site retail acquisitions and large-scale residential development acquisitions as well as looking after the equally important individuals and their commercial property needs.

When dealing with my clients, understanding my client’s business is paramount, therefore, I take client care to the next level, taking a special interest in my clients, their business, and their background and in many cases, their families and what they get up to outside of work. This enables me to fully understand how the particular transaction fits into the bigger picture of my client’s business.

Having started my career at Taylor Walton and progressing through from trainee to partner and Head of Department, I am subsequently very involved in the Firm’s training and promotion of junior members. I have been a training partner for some years and more recently a supervisor of our solicitor apprentices.

I joined Taylor Walton in 2002.

  • Exchanging a conditional contract for the sale of a student accommodation development site in Southampton, where the buyer is to seek a variation to the planning for co living spaces;
  • Sale of residue of a commercial estate and investment units for £8.9m;
  • Sale of development site in Luton comprising a 9 storey building for £4.5m (having previously acted on the purchase and finance of the same);
  • Sale of agricultural land to a national housebuilder for 100 new homes, for £15m on behalf of a family trust.
  • LLB from Keele University
  • Diploma from the College of Law London

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James Cottrell’s posts

03 February 2023

Sellers must be aware of the Knotweed Question

Almost every homeowner is likely to have heard of Japanese knotweed and the problems this invasive species can cause here… read more
04 March 2020

Sharing your office space

From one-person companies to the largest corporations, every business needs space to flourish. Renting space in an office can have enormous… read more
21 November 2019

Commercial Lease Forfeiture

While it is the goal of most landlords to attract and keep tenants who provide a regular source of income,… read more

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