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Charles Staveley

Senior Partner

What can I do for you

Charles leads the firm's real estate investment sector, drawing together expertise in mainstream investment work and alternative asset classes, working with clients to achieve their maximum potential. His clients include institutional pension funds, management houses, property companies, onshore and offshore investors, professional trustees and local authority investment funds. 

Supporting your ambitions

Charles is described by clients as someone who "understands our issues very well" is "highly knowledgeable, very experienced & incredibly reassuring". He recognises the need to help asset managers and investors realise value from their portfolio and seeks to provide clients with a client team that gets to know them and establishes a strong ongoing relationship that saves time and creates efficiency as well as project managing direct and indirect transactions on time and to budget.  Described as a "very good all rounder" he brings commerciality and experience in Corporate real estate, investment and development led transactions to every matter. 

What do others say

Charles’ client quoted “I get the most amazing client care. Your team answer the phone immediately or call me back within 24 hours. If I don’t understand, they take time to explain, never patronising or impatient, personable, witty to chat to, fun to lunch with, lovely people. Above all they are bright, commercial and get us/me and what I need.

What else should you know

Charles is a member of the Investment Property Forum, Cambridge Land Economy Advisory Board and is a member of the International Bar Association Real Estate Committee.

Charles is a trustee of a charitable trust at Cambridge RFC, which aims to give financial support to young rugby players, and an ECB level 1 cricket coach.

What our clients say about us

  • I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.
  • They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.
  • All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.
  • I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Related sectors and services

  • Real estate
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  • Private wealth