Jonathan Fewster
Partner
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Location
London
Profile
Services
Jonathan has extensive experience of commercial real estate matters, advising corporates, partnerships and individuals on acquisitions, disposals, landlord and tenant work, property finance and development projects.
He heads up the charity real estate practice which specialises in advising charities and third sector clients on real estate matters and can offer charity clients a rounded view when they are dealing with commercial parties. Jonathan enjoys providing strategic advice on property investment matters and aims to assist his clients in realising value from their real estate assets.
He commonly advises at board level and sits on client property investment committees. He has many years of experience in advising charity trustees on their duties in dealing with real estate and the statutory requirements applying to charity land.
Jonathan provides his clients with clear, pro-active, commercial advice and seeks to understand their wider interests and long-term aims. He sees his role as facilitating transactions rather than hindering them.
""'Jonathan has considerable experience and a willingness to consider the options in a supportive and commercial context.'
Chambers 2025
'We appreciated his expert advice, insight and input and he made very good progress in advancing negotiations.'
Chambers 2025
'Jonathan is an experienced commercial property lawyer with deep knowledge of charity law.'
Chambers 2025
'His advice is practical and timely.'
Chambers 2025
'Jonathan is a highly experienced commercial property lawyer with a deep knowledge of acting for charities. He is practical, provides timely advice and is utterly reliable.'
Chambers UK, 2024
Career highlights
- Acting as Solicitor to the Drapers Company (one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies) in handling their corporate and charities property investment portfolios
- Acting for an overseas private investor in the purchase of a single let retail investment property for circa £54m
- Acting for an education provider in the acquisition of a long lease of additional central London teaching facilities
- Acting for a US commodities trading company in the acquisition of their London HQ in Nova Victoria,
- Acting for a faith charity in the sale of a Notting Hill convent for development for circa £21m
- Advising a charity on the disposal of surplus land for residential development for circa £63 million
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