Nat Cartwright

Areas of Expertise

Nat advises on a broad range of property transactions with his legal background having a particular emphasis on site acquisitions, development agreements and regeneration.

As well as this core area of work, Nat heads up our Telecoms, Utilities & Infrastructure team which supports our acquisition lawyers in the Real Estate team with development services. This may include granting easements to statutory undertakers to facilitate new connections or diverting existing ones for common utilities (gas, electric, water and fibre) and dealing with the adoption of highways and sewers.

Nat is also the firm’s resident expert on the Electronic Communications Code, regularly advising our clients on “Code Agreements”. Such agreements may take various forms, from simple access licences and consents for Telecoms Operators to survey target properties for the installation of electronic communications infrastructure to more complex matters such as MDU (Multiple Dwelling Unit) wayleave agreements and Rooftop Leases for telecoms mast sites. Nat has worked closely with Operators including BT Openreach and Virgin Media over the years to create a form of multisite MDU agreement which is intended to cover our landowner client’s entire property portfolio to streamline the installation process as the industry moves from copper wiring to fibre optic to increase broadband width and internet speed. Such agreements are now commonplace and Devonshires is recognised by Operators as one of the leading law firms in this area of work. This team also assists our litigation team in tribunal matters where Operators serve statutory notices on our landowner clients of their intention to exercise statutory powers under the Code.

In addition to the above, Nat frequently assists the Real Estate team in connection with specific types of construction licences including works licences, scaffolding licences and oversailing licences. 

Experience

Nat trained at the firm and joined the Real Estate & Projects team on qualification.

Publications

Nat regularly hosts webinars on various legal topics relating to Telecoms, Utilities and Infrastructure and contributes to the team’s IT’S THE LAW articles.

Education

Nat graduated from Nottingham University with a BA (Hons) in French and German, before completing his GDL at BPP and LPC at University of Law in London.

Personal

Nat is a film buff and an Arsenal season ticket holder. He still enjoys skiing despite falling 100ft off the Matterhorn…