Derek is highly regarded across Scotland for his knowledge, experience and commercial acumen in property deals, including complex and urgent deals

Derek Nash is a Partner and Head of our Commercial Property Team.

He advises on a wide range of property transactions including acquisitions, disposals, development, commercial leasing, and investment deals. His client base includes developers, lenders, corporate occupiers, retailers, investors, and charities and involves sectors as diverse as office investments, serviced apartments, logistics and warehousing, development land, and children's nurseries.

Clients include EG Group, Steer Automotive, Brake Bros, RNIB, Well Pharmacies, and RRH.

Derek is highly respected across the Scottish property sector for the wealth of experience and knowledge he brings to every transaction.

Highlights

  • Leading the firm’s relationship with Scottish Action for Mental Health.
  • Representing a private trust in a significant £14 million investment deal to acquire a retail warehouse investment (held on a long lease) in Edinburgh, let to Tesco Stores Limited.
  • Acting for RRH in several acquisitions of prime Edinburgh assets.
  • Acting in an investment sale at a multi-let office investment in central Glasgow, with the deal successfully completed in two weeks from start to finish.

Recognition

Derek Nash understands us well as an organisation and what we are trying to achieve. Also, his response times and knowledge are impeccable.

Chambers UK: A Client's guide to the UK legal profession

Derek focuses on what needs to be done and gets decisions made. He is very good at project management.

The Legal 500 UK

Derek Nash is very professional and knowledgeable.

The Legal 500 UK

Meet the team

We guide you through commercial property deals with clear advice and careful drafting. That covers buying and selling, leasing, development and investment work, and the due diligence that underpins it all.

Who we help

We act for landlords, tenants, developers, investors and occupiers across many sectors. Whether you’re managing a single site or a full portfolio, we’ll help you protect value and keep transactions moving.

Insights from Derek

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