David Hobbs Email and Phone Number

I am a Partner in the Property department at Bevan Brittan and lead the Culture & Heritage market focus group for the firm. I am also the Training Principal for the firm and was Head of the Bristol Office (2022 - 2024).- I am the client relationship partner for Canal & River Trust, one of the largest landowners in the country, on a wide variety of asset management transactions including acquisitions, disposals, leases, conditional agreements for lease, licence agreements and the usual landlord and tenant work deriving from such instructions.- I am the client relationship partner for Historic England / English Heritage.- I advise numerous Local Authorities on acquisition of commercial properties (usually £5m-£30m) including retail, offices and industrial and often carry out asset management work following the acquisitions. I act for some Authorities on their “business as usual” estate management work ensuring the smooth running of their commercial property portfolio.- I advised the Electoral Commission on the lease of their head office in central London.- I led the property elements of a leisure complex in the South-West, including conditional Agreements for Lease with a cinema operator, a bowling operator and restaurant owners.

As above

I was a Senior Associate in the Property group at Bevan Brittan focusing on the Private and Public sectors.

I was an Associate in the Real Estate group at TLT, specialising in commercial property with a particular emphasis on estate management and development work. I worked for a number of commercial clients, many of whom are household names. I assisted on a number of nationally recognised projects, including the largest singly-owned development site in London, two new nuclear power stations and a deep level tunnel that facilitated the supply of electricity to the site for the London 2012 Olympics.

Vacation work

Worked as an immigration paralegal processing various applications from H-1B's to Green Cards.The Mountbatten Program provides a world-class paid internship program at leading companies, along with an accredited post-graduate business qualification up to MBA level. It is a unique combination of work, study and living abroad for graduates.I participated in this international career development program, which gave me the opportunity to live, work and study in New York. As part of the Mountbatten Program I was placed at Stephen M. Perlitsh P.C. as a Paralegal.The Program gave me the opportunity to immerse myself in the global business community and gain invaluable professional and personal development.