James Mackay

Associate director

James is an associate director in the real estate investors team in the London office. He has wide-ranging experience in all elements of real estate work, particularly development and investment work, in both the commercial and residential sectors.

He has acted for private individuals, family offices and landed estates, through to prominent investment institutions and developers, including dealing with both borrower and lender funding, asset management and landlord and tenant matters. James also has extensive experience of acting for the public sector, having previously spent a number of years working for and advising numerous social housing providers on a mix of project types, including outright development, section 106 purchases, commercial lettings and disposals and dealing with energy centre infrastructure and leasing.

I have been assisting clients in overcoming issues and achieving their goals for over 20 years. My aim is to get the job done in the best possible fashion and always in line with the client’s priorities.

James Mackay, Associate director

His main focus is on institutional investment work, together with commercial and residential development for private and public sector developers, with a particular interest in sustainability, and in providing commercial advice and action, tailored to the particular client and transaction in order to achieve the best and most comprehensive outcome.

Recent work highlights

£500 million investment portfolio

Leading on the management of a £500 million+ investment portfolio, including acquisitions, disposals lease renewal and re-gears and all other day-to-day management matters.

Affordable housing sale

Acting for a registered charity on the sale of 192 separate affordable housing units to a housing association.

Purchase of London development site

Acting for a social housing provider on the purchase of a high-profile west London development site for the provision of a 450 mixed unit scheme with shared planning and section 106 obligations.

East London regeneration sites

Acting for a social housing provider on a joint venture scheme with the local authority for the regeneration of numerous sites in east London.