Irwin Mitchell have appointed partner Guy Sackett as its new Head of Real Estate and Garrath Reayer has been appointed new Head of Residential Property following the retirements of Adrian Barlow and Jeremy Raj respectively.
With 25 partners and over 130 staff across nine UK offices Irwin Mitchell have one of the largest property teams in the country providing full-service advice across the sector including property transactional advice, including investment and development, planning and environment, construction, real estate disputes and tax.
Guy joined the firm in 2015 following its merger with Thomas Eggar and is a real estate development lawyer with over 25 years’ experience in commercial and residential development. Prior to his new national head role, he led the firm’s Southern real estate division.
Over the past five years Guy has worked on large scale residential and mixed-use regeneration schemes. He also has significant expertise in the strategic land and student accommodation sectors, and acts for a number of leading developers, promoters and operators including Sussex Country Cricket Club, Summix Capital, and Landlink Estates.
Irwin Mitchel say he brings ‘strong hands-on experience to the new role together with strategic knowledge of the real estate sector, strong client relationships and a track record of success in the transactional arena.’ Commenting on his appointment, Guy Sackett said
“I am excited to be taking over the reins of IM’s Real Estate Division at a time when the new government’s policies are fixed firmly on addressing the housing crisis and delivering on planning and environmental reform. All of these play to IM’s strengths and provide us with a great platform for growth.”
As National Head of Residential Property Garrath Reayer steps into the sizeable shoes of Jeremy Raj, leading the full remit of residential property advice including residential sales, acquisitions, refinances, leasehold enfranchisement and secured lending across the UK. Garrath was part of the team at Thomas Eggar which merged with Irwin Mitchell in 2015 and brings a client books including celebrities from the world of film, TV, entertainment and sport. With 25 years’ experience Garrath specialises in the secured lending sector of the residential market.
Commenting on his appointment, Garrath Reayer said,
“I am obviously very excited to be appointed to the role. We have a well-established, experienced and very dedicated Team who work tirelessly for our clients. I am extremely confident that we will build on the Team’s existing strong foundations. It is an exciting time to be a part of Irwin Mitchell with the firm going from strength to strength!”
