Adele McDermott
Partner
Telephone: +44 (0)1782 205 000
Secretary: Lauraine Norcup
Practice areas
An experienced commercial property lawyer having spent 13 years as a partner in private practice in Birmingham as well as working in house for a large leisure company before joining Beswicks to head up the property team.
Her particular area of expertise is in regeneration, having worked with both the public and private sectors on a variety of projects including housing, retail, health and social care, sports and leisure.
She adopts a practical, common sense approach to problem solving whilst ensuring that clients receive the best possible advice tailored to their business needs, delivered in a clear concise manner.
Specialisms
- Regeneration and renewal
- Commercial and residential development
- Landlord and tenant
- Property investment
- Secured lending and property finance
- Corporate support on property issues
Recent transactions
- Advice to equity investors in high street retail chain
- Bank funding to major warehouse development including
- Complex SDLT issues
- Re- financing of retail park for redevelopment
- Advice on publically funded art gallery and interactive centre
- Portfolio restructuring for multi site occupiers
Other professional and pro bono
- Trustee St Peter’s Urban Village Trust Saltley
- Member Association of Women Solicitors
- Member Women in Property
Personal
- Current affairs
- Interior design
- Walking and the Countryside
