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Laura Gorman, Associate at Penningtons Manches

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Laura is a partner in the Oxford real estate team specialising in commercial property. She advises clients across a variety of sectors including education, life sciences, property development, charities and retail. Laura has particular experience in advising both developers and landowners on residential and commercial development schemes, including site assembly, debt and forward funding and onward sales/lettings. 

She also acts regularly for clients in the science and technology sectors in relation to leasehold premises, particularly start-up and spin-out companies, and assists those acquiring newly built premises. Additionally, Laura has significant experience acting for charitable clients on property disposals and advising on compliance with the relevant regulatory regime, and is a charity trustee in a voluntary capacity.

Laura is the vice-chair of the Thames Valley branch of Women in Property.

Recent work highlights

  • Assisting landowners on a 300 acre promotion agreement for the development of a regional rail and road freight warehouse and distribution scheme.
  • Acting on new store developments for 23.5 Degrees, Starbucks’ first UK franchised business partner.
  • Advising a developer on the acquisition, development, funding and letting of a new care home site.
  • Assisting a number of spin-out companies from Oxford University with lettings of specialist laboratory premises.
  • Acting for a charitable client on the disposal of a significant residential development site to a UK housebuilder.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311575 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 419867.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP