Nicky Cleightonhills

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As well as advising on commercial property law, Nicky is an enfranchisement and right of first refusal specialist. Her knowledge in this area comes in handy in advising on rooftop and airspace development which has been a focus for Nicky in the last few years. Nicky predominantly acts for developers and landowners. She was personally rated in the Legal 500 for the last four years in a row: as “notably active in rooftop and airspace developments, as well as ancillary construction and financing matters” 2021/22 with “ability to handle ‘complex, high-value deals more typical of a City law firm’ and ‘meticulous’. 2020/21 acting “for high-profile national and international clients on high-value work pertaining to acquisitions and disposals” 2019/20 as “excellent” with “professionalism, intelligence and strategic flexibility” 2018/19. Advising on the development prospects of the rooftop and airspace of a block of residential flats. Advising tenants on enfranchisement rights to acquire their freehold to avoid development by their freeholder. Advising a lender proposing a development loan for an airspace development. Multiple joint venture agreements to build upon the rooftop and share the proceeds of sale between the developer and the freeholder. Acting on a sale of an industrial estate for a sale price in excess of £50 million. Acting for a developer in a land swap between three hotels: negotiating deeds of surrender, new leases, development agreement, options and construction documentation.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 450073

  • Based in Dunmow, Essex
  • Licensed for 13 years

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As well as advising on commercial property law, Nicky is an enfranchisement and right of first refusal specialist. Her knowledge in this area comes in handy in advising on rooftop and airspace development which has been a focus for Nicky in the last few years. Nicky predominantly acts for developers and landowners. She was personally rated in the Legal 500 for the last four years in a row: as “notably active in rooftop and airspace developments, as well as ancillary construction and financing matters” 2021/22 with “ability to handle ‘complex, high-value deals more typical of a City law firm’ and ‘meticulous’. 2020/21 acting “for high-profile national and international clients on high-value work pertaining to acquisitions and disposals” 2019/20 as “excellent” with “professionalism, intelligence and strategic flexibility” 2018/19. Advising on the development prospects of the rooftop and airspace of a block of residential flats. Advising tenants on enfranchisement rights to acquire their freehold to avoid development by their freeholder. Advising a lender proposing a development loan for an airspace development. Multiple joint venture agreements to build upon the rooftop and share the proceeds of sale between the developer and the freeholder. Acting on a sale of an industrial estate for a sale price in excess of £50 million. Acting for a developer in a land swap between three hotels: negotiating deeds of surrender, new leases, development agreement, options and construction documentation.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 450073

  • Based in Dunmow, Essex
  • Licensed for 13 years

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  • Meaby & Co Solicitors LLP

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    January 2024 - Present 2 years and 5 months

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The Store, 9 White Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1BD

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Mark

Housing & Property

A good experience with a very thorough and tenacious lawyer.

Nicky acted for us on the purchase of some residential land during whcih some legal complications arose (on the part of the sellers) that had to be dealt with. She was very thorough and put our best interests at the forefront of her approach. She very much fought our corner when there were issues and frankly put the legal representatives on the other side of the transaction to shame. I would highly recommend her.

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Thank you, Mark! We’re thrilled Nicky could provide thorough and tenacious support during your land purchase. It’s wonderful to hear you felt your interests were well represented!

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Highly Recommended Solicitor - Professional and Caring

I was very fortunate to have Nicky as the solicitor on my conveyancing case when buying a property. Nicky was exceptionally knowledgeable about all aspects of the process and always took the time to clearly explain important matters to me, both in writing and over the phone. She strongly advocated for my interests, and I felt confident throughout knowing she was fighting my corner. It was clear she genuinely had my best interests at heart, and for that I am extremely grateful. She kept me well informed throughout the entire process and I sincerely hope to have the pleasure of working with Nicky again the next time I buy a house. Thank you!

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Property - sale and purchase

From start to finish, our whole team at Meaby and Co. were reactive, on the ball and there to offer advice through what could have been a very stressful time. Our particular purchase was a lengthy process and our team of solicitors were patient and professional all the way along. The completion day was smooth and we were kept up to date throughout. We can't recommend the team highly enough.

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Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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David

Housing & Property

David

Meaby & Co negotiated an extension to my leasehold for a period of 99 years. This proved to be a challenging task which involved statutory notices, two housing tribunal applications and an application to the County Court. Meaby provided excellent legal services. Their representatives Nicky Cleightonhills and Beth Rose are both outstanding. There professional legal knowledge and application supported by good communication is of the highest quality. I would highly recommend their legal services.

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Julia

Housing & Property

Julia

Thank you Beth, Chloe and Nicky for all the thoughtfulness and support that you provided, above and beyond the professional and speedy process of managing the remortgaging of my flat and buying my new home.

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Emma

I’ve recently used Meabys for a property purchase under Beth Rose and Nicky Cleightonhills. The service I received was excellent and very thorough. They made what is historically a very stressful process much less so. Communication from Chloe Castle and Beth was very good also. Many thanks. Emma

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Annie

Peter Russell and Nicky Cleightonhills at Meaby and Co have dealt with four purchases and three sales for us in the last six years - and if that doesn't speak for itself, some of these were very complicated transactions. We shopped around on price and they are among the cheapest, and they are never (as lots of lawyers are!) slow to respond or needed chasing. Nicky Cleightonhills in particular went above and beyond the call of duty time and time again to make sure we were informed and advised - and there's a big difference! Truly a lawyer who earned every damn penny of the fee. Couldn't recommend more highly to anybody at any level of transaction.

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I would recommend Meaby&Co to everyone. They are professional, respond immediately to calls and emails, understanding, friendly, supportive and informative. They know exactly what they are doing. You can trust them to do a job and to do it well. Without them my journey would have been so stressful they made my experience stress free and enjoyable. I’m going to miss talking to Marie who dealt with my case. Thank you so much Marie for making me smile throughout this whole process. Excellent job. I’m actually going to miss you! Best experience. I would recommend a million percent!!! Thank you so much Marie, Nicky, Peter, office staff and all the staff from Meaby&Co. I can’t wait to start my new adventure and that couldn’t of happened without you Marie. Thank you sooo much. Xxx

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Hi MM, I have spoken with Marie and she is delighted that you had such a great experience with her and the Meaby&Co team. If you need anything else in the future please do not hesitate to contact us.

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