Russell Cooke Putney London 2

About Will

I advise clients in respect of a wide range of real estate transactions. I pride myself on delivering clear commercial advice in driving transactions forward to my clients' desired outcome. I am experienced in working with and leading clients and their wider commercial advisers and consider a collegiate approach the best way to deliver success.

Will joined Russell-Cooke in 2022. He advises clients on a range of real estate transactions including:

  • acquisitions and disposals
  • landlord and tenant matters including commercial lettings
  • development projects 
  • real estate finance for institutional lenders 
  • rural matters

Will has experience in acting for clients domiciled in both the UK and off-shore with particular expertise in dealing with complex and large scale transactions.

Experience

  • Acting in connection with a complex tenanted refinance of a harbour terminal in South Wales for a commercial institutional lender
  • Acting in connection with a 5,000 title £100 million UK wide portfolio refinance
  • Acting for the landlord in connection with a £40 million commercial letting re-gear in central London for an off-shore domiciled corporate client
  • Acting in connection with a multi-jurisdictional joint venture between companies in respect of a market leading 125 self-build development
  • Acting in connection with a multimillion pound complex farm acquisition in Devon
  • Acting in connection with the sale and purchase of two £10 million residential properties
  • Acting for a London centric ultra-fast grocery delivery startup company in respect of all real estate matters
  • Acting for a London centric ‘dark kitchen’ startup company in respect of all real estate matter

Memberships

  • Professional member of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA)

Will's highlights

News

24.09.2025

Making a splash: 25 years of the Silicon Cup Regatta

Russell-Cooke sponsored the 25th anniversary Silicon Cup Regatta, which brought together teams from the technology sector for two thrilling days of sail...
Peter Jeffery, Partner in the Russell-Cooke, corporate and commercial team. Thomas Clark, partner in the Russell-Cooke corporate and commercial team. Sally Johnston, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team. Will Bond, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team. Oliver Ward, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
Peter Jeffery, Thomas Clark, Sally Johnston, Will Bond, Oliver Ward
News

10.09.2025

Natural Capital and agricultural tenancies: the new eFBT

In the advent of the environmentally conscious farmer, together with the Natural Capital land use revolution, there have been calls for Landlords to allow Tenants the freedom...
Anita Symington, Consultant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate planning and construction team. Will Bond, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team.
Multiple Authors
6 min Read
Anita Symington, Will Bond
News

05.08.2025

Silicon Cup Regatta: 25 years of making a difference

The Russell-Cooke Silicon Cup Regatta returns this September, marking a landmark 25th anniversary of the UK’s leading IT sailing event...
Peter Jeffery, Partner in the Russell-Cooke, corporate and commercial team. Thomas Clark, partner in the Russell-Cooke corporate and commercial team. Will Bond, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team. Sally Johnston, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team. Oliver Ward, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
Peter Jeffery, Thomas Clark, Will Bond, Sally Johnston, Oliver Ward
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