Russell Cooke Putney London 2

About Edward

I advise investors, landlords, tenants and developers on a wide range of commercial real estate transactions. I pride myself on working closely with my clients and taking an innovative and commercial approach informed by an understanding of their businesses and aspirations.

Edward has experience in advising on a broad range of commercial property transactions including landlord and tenant matters, development, investment acquisitions and disposals & real estate finance. 

Edward has acted for a wide variety of clients including institutional investors, major high street retailers, property companies, corporate occupiers and lenders operating within the industrial, office, retail and hospitality & leisure sectors.

He qualified as a solicitor in October 2008 and joined Russell-Cooke in January 2020.

Experience

Edward's experience includes:

  • advising an international oil and gas company on taking a lease of its new UK offices in central London

  • advising a UK based property company on the acquisition of a large multi-let office building in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

  • advising an international hospitality and hotel company on the refinancing of a hotel in West London

  • acting for a Luxembourg based property fund on the acquisition of a large office building in Telford and its subsequent sale

  • acting for a major high street retailer on the acquisition of new stores in Chiswick Park, Greenwich and Cobham 

  • advising the landlords of a portfolio of landmark office and retail buildings in central London on property management and redevelopment     

  • acting for a property company on a number of overage agreements relating to residential development land in Woodgate, West Sussex

  • advising on the real estate elements of the corporate redomiciliation of a number of British Virgin Islands registered companies to Liechtenstein

  • acting for a UK bank on a lease of new headquarters in Chester  

Edward's highlights

News

27.11.2025

Real estate legal news—November 2025

In this issue, we look at what’s on the horizon for landlords, tenants, buyers and agents alike, from lease reform and rent review changes to new approaches in agricultural tenancies and environmental land use.
Edward Fairweather, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team. Signe Sparne, Associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team.
Multiple Authors
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Edward Fairweather, Signe Sparne
News

07.05.2025

Real estate legal news—May 2025

Welcome to the fifth edition of Russell-Cooke’s real estate legal news. We continue to keep updated of legal developments and the trends in the UK real estate world...
Edward Fairweather, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team. Signe Sparne, Associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
Edward Fairweather, Signe Sparne
News

25.11.2024

Real estate legal news—November 2024

Welcome to the fourth edition of Russell-Cooke’s real estate legal news. We continue to keep updated of legal developments and the trends in the UK real estate world...
Edward Fairweather, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team.
Edward Fairweather
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