The Commercial Property team at Leeds based Blacks Solicitors has been bolstered with the arrival of Marc Warren as Partner and Kevin Hostford as Legal Director. Marc has extensive experience in commercial property and acts for a wide variety of clients including corporate occupiers, investors, lenders, borrowers and developers. Marc joins Blacks from the Leeds office of a national law firm.
Kevin joins Blacks from a previous role at Whitaker Firth and specialises in commercial acquisitions and disposals, as well as residential purchases and sales for high net worth individuals.
The Property Litigation team has also expanded with the appointment of Samantha Bell as Solicitor. Since qualifying in 2013 Samantha has been dealing with property related legal disputes acting on behalf of landowners, developers, landlords and tenants. Samantha specialises in adverse possession, boundary disputes, protecting property interests and has extensive experience working in the retail sector.
On joining the Commercial Property team, Marc said: “Having the opportunity to work as Partner at Blacks is a real privilege. Blacks is well established and a strong property focussed firm and I am really looking forward to working with such a fantastic team and the new opportunities this role will provide.”
The appointments highlight the success of the Property teams, which have continued to go from strength to strength. Head of Commercial Property, Nick Dyson, commented: “This is an exciting time for Marc, Kevin and Samantha to join. Their knowledge, experience and expertise will really strengthen the services we provide to our clients including property developers and investors.”
