Guy Hitchin

Guy is a highly experienced commercial property lawyer with 20 years’ expertise in the London office market, advising major clients such as Maybank, Planet Organic, Banco Sabadell, and Arab National Bank.

• 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.

Guy advises on property investment and secured lending, managing, selling, and optimising institutional portfolios across offices, business parks, retail centres, and healthcare properties.

• 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.

Guy advises on residential development and investment, including high-net-worth personal portfolios, site assemblies, joint ventures, portfolio refinancing, and major mixed-use schemes.

• 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.

Guy advises on hotels, retail, and leisure acquisitions, developments, and disposals, including complex lease and planning arrangements.

• 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.
• Advised a high-end concept leisure operator on London acquisitions.
• Advised on a new hotel development in Borough, London.
• Acted for a client in an agreement for lease and lease negotiation at a 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 a client on a new sports bar and restaurant in a new development. Advice provided on planning, licensing, commercial property and constructions issues associated with taking space in a 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 the landlord and tenant.

Guy advises on property development projects, including site assembly, joint ventures, complex agreements for lease, and redevelopment schemes across London and the South East.

• 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.
• Advised on an HQ office redevelopment on Pall Mall, London.

Recognised by the Legal 500 for Commercial property: Corporate Occupiers 2021, 2024—2026