Managing Associate
Mary-Jane is a senior associate in TLT’s Real Estate team in Belfast, specialising in property development (mainly in the private housing sector), commercial investment acquisitions, real estate finance, and loan transfer portfolios.
Mary-Jane is particularly active in the housing development market, acting for a number of key developers in the local market on site acquisitions and the disposal of their new build residential dwellings across NI, leading the TLT new build housing sales team. She also acts for a number of commercial investor clients on acquisition and asset management work, and advises national retail clients on their NI portfolios.
Mary-Jane also has extensive experience acting for lenders in the real estate aspects of loan portfolio transfers, acting for both sellers and purchasers of loan books.
Jurisdictions: Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland
Experience
- advising residential developers on acquisitions and disposals across their private new build residential portfolios and social housing developments;
- acting for investor clients in the acquisition of a number of out of town retail parks;
- advising a number of national retail clients on their NI portfolios, to include negotiating and agreeing leases, renewals, variations, licences and agreements for lease, as well as providing specialist advice on the business tenancy issues and security of tenure provisions of NI landlord & tenant law;
- acting for lenders in the real estate aspects of loan portfolio transfers, leading on the NI aspects of a number of UK wide loan book sales.
Related sectors
Real estate
Retail & Consumer Goods
Financial Services
Government & public services
Related services
Real estate
Real estate investment
Commercial development
Residential development
Insights & events
Consumer Duty: Distribution chains, manufacturer obligations and board reporting – what firms need to know
What the first three OFSI Settlements tell us about UK sanctions enforcement
UK public procurement: Can you prioritise British suppliers?
FCA flags financial crime control gaps across insurance sector in new multi-firm review
Government announces once-in-a-generation overhaul of the home buying and selling system
The EPC rollback: relief or risk for commercial landlords?
FCA sets out research agenda that will shape regulation for the next five years
UK anti-money laundering rules overhauled: what financial services firms must do now
FCA consults on targeted mortgage rule reforms to support first-time buyers and underserved consumers
Access to banking services review: what financial institutions need to know before the 20 July deadline
FCA sanctions review: the regulator is becoming more proactive - and firms need controls that work in practice
PRA restates CRR definitions into PRA rulebook: what firms need to know before 1 January 2027
HFSS advertising enforcement: Practical takeaways from the ASA's recent rulings
UK withholding tax – a renewed risk focus for borrowers in cross-border financings
FCA formalises annual retail banking data reporting: what banks and building societies need to do now
The countdown begins: what cryptoasset firms must do now to secure FCA authorisation
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The Balancing Act: Unblocking regeneration - public land, risk and delivery
The Balancing Act: Regeneration by the community, for the community
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The Balancing Act: Partnerships, trust and patient capital
The Balancing Act: Setting the scene for regeneration
ESG in Action: Balancing the basket with the British Retail Consortium
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Retail Agility: Navigating the AI frontier in retail
The land use challenge: creating a system to deliver net zero
EV Charging Infrastructure in Northern Ireland: Outlook | TLT
The fast and the curious: Empowering in-house lawyers to create business value
Driving Demand: EVCI Funding and Development Opportunities | TLT
Government and public services legal panel appointments
TLT Named Supplier on Government Legal Panel | TLT
TLT acts for Pollen Street Capital on acquisition of Leonard Curtis
TLT hires new partner turbocharging its UK-wide real estate offering
TLT real estate and future energy growth continues
TLT expands future energy and infrastructure expertise with new Partner appointment
TLT reappointed to the National Legal Services Framework
TLT real estate expansion results in second partner hire in two months
TLT grows real estate offering with appointment of commercial expert
TLT advises Birmingham City Council on landmark Ladywood Estate Regeneration Project
TLT strengthens public sector infrastructure and future energy offering with two new partners
TLT advises Ecotricity on real estate aspects of The Heckington Fen Solar Park DCO
TLT continues growth of financial services regulatory team with appointment of new partner
TLT adds 29 lawyers creating one of the largest practices of its kind in the UK
The Balancing Act: Unblocking regeneration - public land, risk and delivery
The Balancing Act: Regeneration by the community, for the community
The Balancing Act: Regeneration beyond the contract
The Balancing Act: Partnerships, trust and patient capital
The Balancing Act: Setting the scene for regeneration
ESG in Action: Balancing the basket with the British Retail Consortium
Views on fintech - interview with Niels Pedersen, MMU
The Future Fund - one month on | Scale-up insights episode eight
Scale-up Insights episode six - Employee incentives
International Fintech Case Study: Brexit Contract Migration | TLT
TLT oversees an international acquisition of a specialised South West business
Preparing for the Procurement Act 2023 - construction industry focus
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What does the next generation of our cities look like?
Issues and trends driving the shape of our cities: expert view from Savills & TLT
Office, Retail, and City Centres - What does the future hold?
Aldersgate interview with TLT: clean energy generation
The social housing whitepaper - what changes are on the horizon?
Break notices: ensuring that the break is validly exercised
