Guy acts for and is a trusted commercial property law adviser to national and international property businesses with a client base that includes property investment companies, banks and corporate occupiers, predominantly in the office, retail, leisure and hospitality sectors.
Clients with commercial and residential property portfolios benefit from Guy’s extensive experience in advising on landlord and tenant law and his balanced, commercial approach to negotiations. He also often advises on complex agreements for lease conditional on development works and planning consents.
Banking clients turn to Guy for his expertise when it comes to secured lending transactions, particularly in London and Manchester.
Expertise
- Core commercial property
- Retail & leisure
- Hotels
- Property development
- Secured lending
- Corporate occupiers, landlord & tenant
Experience
General
- 100+ transactions for Maybank
- 20 years’ experience in the London office market advising on HQ office acquisitions and disposals
- Advising Planet Organic since 2006
- Advising Banco Sabadell since 2006
- Advising Arab National Bank since 2007
Landlord and Tenant
- Investment management of landlord and tenant commercial property portfolios to protect and enhance capital values.
- HQ office moves and advice for tenant clients at landmark buildings at locations including The Leadenhall Building, Pall Mall and Buckingham Gate, London.
Property Investment
- Management of and subsequent sale of the JVC Business Park (former HQ of JVC Europe), Staples Corner for institutional investors.
- Management of and sale of the North West Fire Rescue and Control Centre, Warrington for institutional investors.
- Management of and subsequent sale of the Stratford Healthcare Centre, Stratford upon Avon, for institutional investors.
- Management of Spectrum, a 114,000 sq ft multi-let office building in Bristol, for institutional investors.
- Portfolio management for an institutional property group with hotels, business parks, offices and retail stores.
Hotels, Hospitality & Leisure
- Acquisition of The Pelham Hotel, South Kensington, for a consortium of investors.
- Acquisition of The Gore Hotel, South Kensington, for a consortium of investors.
- Subsequent management and restructuring of both hotels and a corporate sale of the group to Star Hotels.
- Sale of the Mitre Hotel, Hampton Court, for private investors.
- Acquisition and management of a bar and nightclub on King Street, Bristol, for private investors.
- Advising a high-end concept leisure operator on London acquisitions.
- Advising on a new hotel development in Borough, London.
- Acted for this client in an Agreement for Lease and Lease negotiation at s Central Shopping Centre in London. Further advice provided on planning and licensing conditionality, core commercial property in connection with the new Lease and the associated supplemental documents
- Advised this client on a new sports bar and restaurant in this new development. Advice provided on planning, licensing, commercial property and constructions issues associated with taking space in this landmark new development
- Advised on a boutique hotel development in London’s Borough Market area. Commercial property advice was provided in connection with the developer for the construction of a 50 bedroom boutique London hotel with separate food and beverage offering and a roof terrace
- Instructed to act on a complex redevelopment Agreement for Lease transaction conditional on planning, licensing and development obligations on Landlord and Tenant
Property Development
- Acquisition and subsequent disposal of The Guardian Building, Farringdon Road, London, for development.
- Site assembly and sale of a residential development site to become The Waterfront, Shoreham-by-Sea.
- Development management, joint venture agreement and disposal of a lakeside development site at Theale, Berkshire, for a mixed-use scheme including 300+ residential units.
- Advising on cap ex office schemes to increase reversionary value.
- Advising on complex agreements for lease conditional on construction works and planning.
- Advising on an HQ office redevelopment on Pall Mall, London.
Residential Property
- Acted on the site assembly and sale of a residential development site to become The Waterfront, Shoreham-by-Sea.
- Acted on the development management, joint venture agreement and disposal of a lakeside site at Theale, Berkshire, for a mixed-use scheme including development of 300+ residential units.
- Refinanced a South East England-based care home portfolio to raise finance for change of use and future residential redevelopment.
- Acted for a major international bank on residential loans in the Battersea Power Station development.
- Trusted adviser to high-net-worth longstanding clients on their personal residential property portfolios.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
Recognised by the Legal 500 2025 for Commercial property
Recognised in The Legal 500 2024 for Commercial Property: Corporate Occupiers
Recognised in The Legal 500 2021 for Commercial Property: Corporate Occupiers
Career
Guy qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2021, he worked at the following firms:
- Marriott Harrison
- Eversheds