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Derek Nash
Partner, Head of Commercial Property
Commercial Property
Phone
0131 656 5734
Address
Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
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About Derek
Derek is a Partner and Head of our Commercial Property group.
Derek advises on a wide range of property transactions including acquisitions, disposals, development, commercial leasing and investment deals. His client base includes commercial and residential developers, pension funds, corporate occupiers, retailers, investors and charities and is engaged in sectors as diverse as science and technology parks, retail investment, new homes, office developments and children's nurseries.
He is well respected within the Scottish property sector and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to every transaction.
Expertise
Highlights
- Lead adviser to the RNIB having worked with them for nearly 20 years and during that period he has been involved in a number of high profile projects including the acquisition of their Scottish headquarters.
- Acted for a private trust in a significant investment deal. This private family trust was a new client win for Lindsays and it acquired, for around £14m, a retail warehouse investment (held on a long lease) in Edinburgh let to Tesco Stores Limited.
- Acted in the investment sale at a multi-let office investment in central Glasgow. The deal successfully completed in a two week period from start to finish.
- Derek is recognised by Chambers and Partners: A Client's Guide to UK Solicitors 2019 as a notable practitioner. He is also recommended in the Legal 500 2019.
"Clients say: "He has provided expert knowledge, advice and guidance to our organisation. He has managed our property account to the highest standards.""
Chambers UK: A Client's guide to the UK legal profession
News & Insights
From the team
news
Our support for future legal professionals continues as we extend a warm, if mainly virtual, welcome to our eight new trainees joining our offices in ...
insights
Recent studies indicate a potential shift in the reporting of Japanese Knotweed and a trend towards new perceptions of it amongst property stakeholders
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The new protocol recommendations are intended to inform interactions between land-owning trusts to promote transparency and community involvement
news 3 August 2020
Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce's weekly blog, In Your Shoes, is taken over by a few of our team in Dundee sharing a little of how their days look just now
news 27 July 2020
In the Herald on Saturday (25 July 2020) Derek Nash, Head of our Commercial Property team, explained that 'Investors are continuing to target deals in...
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New protocol to promote transparency and sustainable development sets out expectations for charity engagement with local communities
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