Pictured above: Eleanor Deady is welcomed to Wright Hassall by senior partner Nick Abell

A Midland law firm has boosted its real estate team.

Leamington lawyers Wright Hassall have appointed Eleanor Deady, formerly of Cobbetts' Birmingham office, as a partner in the commercial property department.

Ms Deady, originally from Northampton, qualified as a lawyer after reading law at King's College in London and had been a partner at Pinsents (now Pinsent Masons) before joining Cobbetts in 2003.

Ms Deady brings a host of leadership qualities and experience to the role and she said the opportunity to work as part of a tight-knit team attracted her to the Leamington firm.

She said: "The advantages of being part of a cross-discipline team all based in one office location are significant and I am delighted to have joined Nick Abell and his team."

Experienced in managing and handling all real estate matters, Ms Deady's particular expertise rests in the project management, legal structuring, funding and contractual delivery of regeneration and development schemes, acting for both private and public sectors.

Ms Deady recently secured signed documentation on a mixed use regeneration scheme in the south with a value of over £50million and believes that the present imbalance between supply and demand will force activity in the Midlands over the next few years.

"While new build may not be a major source of supply in the next two years, I believe we will see supply increasing with more sale and lease backs, more institutionally funded projects and more joint ventures in some shape or form between public and private sectors," she added. 

Ms Deady also led the legal team acting in the acquisition, forward funding, pre-let and investment disposal of the delivery of the new Travelodge which is now under construction at Birmingham International Airport.

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