
Alasdair Muir
Solicitor
Areas of Expertise
Alasdair has experience in acting for a number of developers, banks, building societies, and Registered Providers, on a range of matters, from shared ownership and open market plot sales of residential flats and houses, to Right to Buy / Right to Acquire, re-sales and staircasing, lease extensions (both formal and informal), street property sales and purchases, and Help to Buy.
Alasdair has a specific focus on new build properties with a proven track record in delivering for associations and developers on both large and smaller sites.
Having previously acted for a number of mortgage lenders Alasdair also brings specialist skills in repossessions, downward staircasing, and buy-backs.
Experience
Before joining Devonshires, Alasdair was the head of the affordable home ownership team with Prince Evans Solicitors LLP.
Prior to that, Alasdair has worked for another Legal 500 firm acting for mortgage lenders in their repossessions, with a G15 Housing Association sales team, and in Parliament assisting a Cabinet Minister with housing queries.
Conferences
Alasdair has previously held in-house conferences and training with clients on a variety of areas including:
- The lease extension process and it’s pitfalls,
- How to improve conversion rates on plot sales,
- Affordable home ownership initiatives and how they are treated under a will/probate, and
- The effects of Brexit on the property industry
Alasdair has also previously spoken and presented at a number of the First Time Buyer Magazine roadshows on the conveyancing process for first time buyers.
Education
Alasdair graduated from Queen Mary, University of London with a BA in Law and Politics, before completing his LPC at the University of Law in Manchester.
Get in touch
020 7880 4439 |
Alasdair.Muir@devonshires.co.uk |
London Office
Devonshires Solicitors LLP 30 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7DT |
020 7880 4245 |
lauren.lamb@devonshires.co.uk |