Ben Dunbar

Legal Director

Real Estate

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Expertise

Ben deals with a broad mix of real estate work but with a focus on landlord and tenant matters for a variety of commercial clients including investors and business occupiers.

He specialises in acting for corporate occupiers on acquisitions of new premises and disposals of former premises.

He is particularly experienced in acting for companies in the insurance and finance industries in their office premises requirements in the City and throughout the country.

Recent Experience

  • Acting for insurance business Charles Taylor in respect of its relocation to its new 66,000 sq ft HQ at the Minister Building EC3.
  • Acting for hedge fund Quadrature Capital on taking floors at the Leadenhall Building (the “Cheesegrater”).
  • Acting for fintech business Revolut in respect of its space at Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf.
  • Acting for MS Amlin PLC on its relocation to the Leadenhall Building (the “Cheesegrater”).

Career History

Ben qualified in 2006 and joined Wedlake Bell in 2014 from Clyde & Co.

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Wedlake Bell advises CFC on 8 Bishopsgate lease

Leading City law firm, Wedlake Bell, has advised CFC Underwriting Ltd on their letting of floors 10-15 at 8 Bishopsgate from the landlord, Mitsubishi Estates and developer Stanhope for aRead more

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PAY NOW, ARGUE LATER ABOUT SERVICE CHARGE DEMANDS

A recent Supreme Court decision dealt with the interpretation of a standard commercial service charge provision. Landlords and tenants will be interested in the Court’s finding that a certification provisionRead more

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GREENER BUILDINGS NEED GREENER LEASES

A recent survey of prices paid for offices in London shows that a premium has developed for buildings that have accreditation for sustainability from organisations like British Research Establishment (BREESM)Read more

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Dear Ben

Dear Ben, We have a tenant whose five year lease comes to an end in 2022.  We have agreed with the tenant to extend its occupation at the premises forRead more

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Episode 28 – QIA – Autumn 2021

Suzanne Gill and Ben Dunbar discuss the latest issue of QIA.

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Dear Ben

Dear Ben I am negotiating a lease renewal with my landlord under the Landlord and Tenant Act.  Can I insist on the inclusion of a ‘Covid clause’, since I’d beRead more