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Joanna Sowerby

Legal Director

Joanna Sowerby has experience acting for both developers and investors advising on complex development projects and acquisitions and disposals of real estate.

Joanna is a Legal Director in the Real Estate practice group in our Manchester office. She acts for developers in respect of development and regeneration projects including forward funding, build-to-rent and mixed-use schemes and also advises institutional investors in respect of acquisitions, disposals and lettings of schemes including industrial, offices, retail, residential and mixed-use schemes.

In her spare time she enjoys travel, tennis, reading and attending the theatre.

Joanna's recent experience includes:

  • acting for a developer on the forward funding and development of three hotels as part of the £180m hotel district at Manchester Airport
  • acting for a developer on the forward funding of a £98.7m PRS development scheme in Salford Quays with one of the UK’s largest professional landlords. The scheme is one of the largest PRS schemes outside of London and has delivered over 600 new private rented homes, along with 17,000 sq ft of commercial and amenity space. We advised on site assembly, the forward funding and construction
  • acting for a JV between a Council and a private investor, as developer in respect of the £20m forward funding and development of an office scheme in Sunderland
  • acting for a funder on the £12m forward funding of a mixed-use (hotel/pub/retail) scheme in St Albans
  • leading the team acting for an investor on several acquisitions of three investments properties (total value £75m)
  • leading the team acting for an investor on the portfolio sale of three industrial estates (total value £37m)
  • Ranked as a Next Generation Lawyer in The Legal 500
  • Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test, England
  • LLB (Hons), Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
Joanna Sowerby

Legal Director

Joanna Sowerby

Legal Director

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