Phillip Heseltine
Partner
Phillip has specialised in Commercial Property Law since 1997. He deals with sale and purchases of investment property and investment portfolios, but also the sale and acquisition of development land.
Expertise
- Acquisition and Disposal of Commercial Property
- Grant and Acquisition of Commercial Leases
- Sale and acquisition of Development land including conditional contracts and options and promotion agreements
- Investment Property
- Pension Fund land transactions
Approach
Phillip specialises in a broad range of commercial property work. He joined Bray & Bray from Harvey Ingram Owston where he primarily dealt with investment property and sales and options of land for development.
Phillip now deals mainly with sales and purchases of investment property and management of investment portfolios, with a significant proportion of work for pension funds buying and selling commercial property whilst still dealing with the sale and acquisition of land for development by conditional contracts, options, and promotion agreements.
Career Highlights
- Trained at Streather & Co (London) and Field Seymour Parkes (Reading) 1987-1989
- Worked as solicitor at Field Seymour Parkes; Josiah Hincks Son & Bullough; Browne Jacobson; Owstons then Harvey Ingram Owston following the merger becoming an Associate Solicitor
- Bray & Bray as partner 2000
- Acting on the property aspects of the sale of a subsidiary of Dart Group Plc (now Jet 2 Plc) for £100m
- Acquisition of development land for £3m in the 2000s and letting out the site to various branded companies as the client developed it- still ongoing
Experience
Experience
33 years
Qualifications
- Studied at Keble College , Oxford University 1979-1983 studying Literae Humaniores
Positions Held
Memberships & Accreditations
President of Gentlemen of Leicestershire Cricket Club
- Leicester
- p.heseltine@rotherabray.co.uk
- 0116 204 5314
Experience
Year Qualified
1990
Experience
33 years
Qualifications
- Studied at Keble College , Oxford University 1979-1983 studying Literae Humaniores
Positions Held
Memberships & Accreditations
President of Gentlemen of Leicestershire Cricket Club
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