Among the headline results, Birketts is recognised as the only firm in East Anglia to have achieved ‘National Leaders (outside London)’ status in the real estate category.
Chambers described Birketts as having an: “Extensive property offering across East Anglia. Acts for major national housebuilders, commercial and residential developers and investors. Expertise in strategic land projects. Ranked offices in Chelmsford, Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich.”
CEO, Jonathan Agar added: "This is fantastic recognition for the property team by one of the UK’s leading legal research directories. Our team is growing a national reputation in all areas of property and Birketts has seen an exponential growth in our work with housebuilders and developers as the economy rises out of recession.”
Chris Schwer, partner and head of Birketts’ property division added: “It’s testament to our superb team that our dominance in the marketplace has been acknowledged. Birketts has an 85-strong property team including a dedicated strategic land group with property, tax and planning lawyers who advise landowners and developers on all aspects of site assembly and acquisition. In addition to our significant commercial property expertise, we also advise clients on the planning and construction process and have established agricultural land, premium residential conveyancing and plot sales teams.”
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