Lesley-Anne has a wide range of commercial real estate experience with a background in development and investment acquisition, asset management and disposals.

Lesley-Anne's experience

  • Advised Enva E Waste England Limited, a UK recycling and resource recovery business, on an agreement for lease for a new 124,000 sq ft state of the art fridge recycling facility at Crossways Commercial Park, Dartford.

  • Acted for Hines on the acquisition of Solasta Riverside comprising a 324 unit 20 storey build to rent scheme in Glasgow.

  • Advised Hines, a property manager for a major German pension scheme, on the sale of a retail development in Glasgow, including managing lease regears and securing new leases to prepare the asset for sale as part of a significant urban masterplan.

  • Advised Motor Fuel Group (who are the largest independent owner of forecourts in the UK) on their business as usual work in terms of the acquisition, letting and management of their 900+ portfolio of forecourts across the UK.

  • Advised the seller of The Centre, Livingston which is one of Scotland’s largest shopping centres with over 160 retail units. The real estate team acquired the property as an investment for this client in 2014.

  • Advising Motor Fuel Group on their £400 million dual-fuel strategy which is to develop its electric vehicle sites and infrastructure ahead of electric vehicle demand alongside its existing fuel and retail business enabling a transition to a cleaner environment.

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

  • Acted for the seller of holding companies which owned the following purpose built student accommodation developments: 315 bed development at New City Road, Glasgow; 398 bed development at Upper Dean Street, Birmingham; and 402 bed development at Discovery Quay, Salford.

  • Advised LEN Property Investment Limited, as buyer, of a portfolio of student accommodation developments across the UK, which included a purpose built 108 studio development at Goods Corner, Edinburgh. We dealt with all property aspects of the transaction.

  • Acted for Bricks Capital Limited on acquisition of development site at Kelvinhaugh Street, Glasgow for erection of student accommodation.

Credentials

  • 2023
    Made Partner at Pinsent Masons
  • 2018
    Qualified - England and Wales
  • 2012
    Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Limited - Legal Director (secondment)
  • 2011
    Balfour Beatty Construction Northern Limited - Legal Director (secondment)
  • 2010
    Scottish Power - Commercial Consultant (secondment)
  • 2004
    Qualified - Scotland
  • 2002
    Glasgow Graduate School of Law - Diploma in Legal Practice
  • 2002
    Joined Pinsent Masons
  • 2001
    Glasgow University - LLB
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Out-Law / Insight by Lesley-Anne Todd

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