Natalie Swales
Partner
Areas of Expertise
Natalie is a Partner in our Leeds Banking Team who specialises in non-contentious transactional finance work. Natalie primarily specialises in social and affordable housing finance (including sustainability-linked lending) and project finance.
Natalie has a breadth of experience advising borrowers, lenders, private bond arrangers and trustees on a range of financial arrangements, including private bond issues, secured and unsecured lending, facility restructurings, sustainability-linked lending, intra-group funding agreements, joint venture arrangements, group re-financings emanating from merger/group re-organisations and interest rate derivatives.
In addition to negotiating facility/bond documentation, Natalie also advises on security arrangements, working closely alongside the Property Charging Team.
Experience
Prior to joining Devonshires Solicitors, Natalie was an Associate in the Banking Team at Addleshaw Goddard LLP.
Directories
Natalie is recognised in the current Edition of Legal 500 as a ‘Rising star’ and as being “a steady hand, overseeing and managing projects from start to finish with a cool head. She is adept at giving sound advice and is always contactable to explain points of process or legal detail.”
Education
Natalie graduated from the University of Manchester with an LLB in Law, before completing her LPC at BPP in Leeds.
Personal
Outside of work Natalie enjoys travelling, spending time with her young family, exploring the Yorkshire Dales and caring for her miniature Shetland ponies.
News Articles
Natalie co-authored an article with Chris Dun of Brodies LLP on investing in social housing in Scotland compared to England which was published in Social Housing Magazine.
Natalie’s Interview as a new Partner
Natalie Swales has been promoted to Partner. We invited Natalie to talk to us about her journey to becoming a Partner as well as what inspires her about working at Devonshires.
Testimonials
RP clientOne RP client recently said “I haven’t worked with a better lawyer on loan agreements” and another commented “I am fairly confident that I would not have made it through to the end of the process without Natalie Swales, who has answered all my queries in a timely and professional manner, I have never for one moment doubted that she has been acting in [the Association’s] best interest throughout this process and I am confident that thanks to her persistence and tenacity we have ended on the best possible deal”.
RSL clientAnother RSL client added that Natalie is “very professional and really helpful”.
Get in touch
| 0113 733 7034 |
| natalie.swales@devonshires.co.uk |
| Leeds Office
Devonshires Solicitors LLP First Floor, No 1 Whitehall Riverside, Whitehall Road Leeds LS1 4BN |
| 0113 733 7031 |
| olivia.shepherd@devonshires.co.uk |
