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For the largest part of his professional career which extends to over 40 years, Marcus has specialised in property matters, both commercial and residential, and matters of high complexity. Marcus also has significant experience in general corporate and commercial work,
Marcus ran a successful sole practice in Petersfield for 14 years before merging with another local partnership in 2005. Between 2013 and 2020, Marcus was employed as an in-house solicitor to a group of companies involved in residential property development, instrumental in a rapid expansion of one of the companies within the group which acquired over 20 new development sites in four years with a further 22 under option or conditional contract and with an average of 75/80 plot sales a year. Marcus returned to private practice in 2020 following the sale of the group.
Expertise:
- Property Development:
including site acquisition, planning and development agreements, joint ventures, promotion and collaboration agreements, options and conditional contracts, overage agreements and freehold and leasehold development sales - Commercial Property, freehold and leasehold
- Residential Property, freehold and leasehold
Recent work:
- Option Agreements
Option Agreements for three proposed development sites in Hampshire
- Property investment finance
Refinancing documentation for a substantial commercial and residential property investment portfolio
Accreditations:
- Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS)
Personal Interests:
A member of Liphook Golf Club, Marcus also enjoys most other sports (although largely as a spectator now!), has a wide, if eclectic, taste in music and is infamous for his loud shirts.
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