Richard Ellard

Richard is an experienced real estate lawyer who leads the Real Estate team at Thomson Snell & Passmore. He has more than 20 years’ experience on advising on a wide range of commercial property and development matters. This includes expertise in real estate finance, development work (commercial and residential), investment acquisitions and disposals, leading teams in advising on large scale real estate and corporate real estate transactions.

Richard manages the relationships between the firm and large financial institutions and banks.

As an experienced real estate lawyer, Richard seeks to cultivate a close working relationship with clients, so that he can develop a thorough understanding of their commercial objectives and helps them achieve these in the most efficient and effective way possible. Richard also sits on the firm’s management board.

Richard supports a range of clients including banks and financial institutions, residential developers, land owners, public sector clients and entrepreneurial property investors.
Real estate finance
Property development
Residential development
Promotion agreements
Commercial development
Property asset management.

Leading a team of lawyers advising a number of banks and financial institutions

in connection with a wide range of real estate finance transactions. Clients include Shawbrook Bank and Aldermore Bank.

Advising a national house builder

In connection with the acquisition of a number of strategic sites across the South East of England.

Acting for a land owner

In connection with the sale of land to a national house builder with an aggregate value in excess of £21,000,000.

Advising a farming company

In connection with a long term promotion agreement and collaboration agreement with adjoining land owners, including equalisation arrangements.

Advising Aldermore Bank Plc

In connection with loan facilities relating to property finance and commercial lending including coordinating complicated planning and construction advice.

Achievements & other appointments

Richard is acknowledged in leading independent guide to UK law firms, Chambers UK, as a leader in his field and is described in that guide as ‘commercially minded and easy to deal with’.

Richard has been ranked in Chambers UK for 13 years.

Insider media property awards - shortlisted- 2023

Education

Richard undertook a degree in law at the University of Greenwich. He then went on to undertake the legal practice course at Bristol University. Richard qualified in 1997 and became a partner at Thomson Snell & Passmore in 2006. Richard became Head of the Real Estate department in 2014.

Richard was also previously a managing associate in Linklater’s London office.

Head of Real Estate

Specialisms & expertise

Examples of work