Craig advises a variety of clients across a broad range of property transactions with a particular specialism acting for developer clients. Craig acts for developers in numerous sectors such as industrial, logistics, student accommodation, hotels, PRS/BTR, education and leisure.

Craig's experience

  • Advised Henry Boot Developments Limited, UK property developer on procurement and property aspects of a £162m sustainable aviation innovation campus in the UK. Guided bid strategy through a public procurement process; structured the development partnership, planning, funding, delivery and operational obligations; conducted a title review; and allocated risk around future technologies and long-term operations while future proofing a multi phase 45,000 sq m project.

  • Advising Whitbread, a hotel operator in connection with their re-development of the Norwich Nelson Scheme for a new enlarged hotel, purpose built student accommodation, residential development and extensive public realm. It will consist of circa 200 hotel rooms, circa 500 PBSA units and circa 75 residential units with circa 12,000 public space

  • Advised Bricks Capital, real estate investor in connection with its 457 PBSA scheme in Salford, including the acquisition of the site, obtaining development finance, putting in place the necessary construction documents throughout the development and the subsequent disposal of the PBSA scheme to a large investment fund for circa £68m.

  • Acted for TGG Limited, digital marketing agency on the acquisition of its new headquarters at Foundation, Altrincham, advising on the negotiation and completion of a 13,811 sq ft office lease with Bruntwood. The transaction facilitated TGG's relocation to a flagship town-centre workspace to support its continued growth and expansion

  • Advised Henry Boot Developments Limited, a national industrial property developer, on establishing a UK industrial and logistics joint venture and fund with an initial £100m seed portfolio, targeting £1bn of assets for development and acquisition, including all aspects of fund structuring and asset acquisition.

  • Advised Bricks Capital on the sale of the 402 bed development at Discovery Quay, Salford, Manchester.

  • Advised Bricks Capital UK Limited on their student development scheme at Salford Quays. The scheme involves three phases with 402 student apartments.

  • Advised the University of Chester on their search for a development partner to deliver a £100 million redevelopment of Thornton Science Park, a 61.5 acre park within the Cheshire Science Corridor that has Enterprise Zone status.

Credentials

  • 2026
    Made Partner in Pinsent Masons
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Out-Law / Insight by Craig Tordoff

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