Michael Denmead
Michael is an experienced business analyst and solicitor with a focus on commercial property, conveyancing, property developments and landlord & tenant law. He is also very experienced in all types of enfranchisement work (lease extensions and purchases of the freeholds of houses and blocks of flats). Michael particularly enjoys doing the everyday property work for individuals and businesses.
Michael’s business clients are typically the medical profession, charities, farmers, landlords, public sector bodies and property developers. Transactions include:
- The enfranchisement (purchase of the freehold) of a block of 48 flats
- The parallel enfranchisement (purchase of the freehold) of 12 houses in Chesterton, Cambridge
- Acting for a major land-owner in relation to a section 106 agreement involving the build out of a proposed eco-town of approximately 5,000 dwellings (along with community centre, police station, fire service, etc.)
- Acting in a high profile multi-million pound property development in central Cambridge
- JCT design and build construction contracts
- The leases for a chain of stores for a growing local charity
- The successful acquisition for a long-standing local authority client of a 5.6 acre sporting facility forming part of the local authority’s wider long-term promotion of sporting activities
- The voluntary solvent liquidation of a multi-million property company and incorporation of 5 NewCos to enable operations to be restructured
- Leading the property team which fulfilled the due diligence in a successful buy-out of a pub chain property portfolio worth in excess of £100 million.
Michael is a strong project manager helped significantly by his business experience prior to qualifying as a solicitor. With a Masters in Business Administration, Michael has also worked in Brussels for American industry as part of a powerful lobbying body representing billions of dollars of American investment in Europe. More recently, Michael has worked for a UK-based international management and strategy consultancy in the communications sector, where he had operational and commercial accountability for a team of business analysts.
As well as his legal and business knowledge and experience, Michael has been an elected member of a local District Council representing a ward with about 5,000 households. He has also written numerous articles and books.
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Michael Francis of Waterbeach
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