Abdi Ebrahimi

Abdi is a partner in Harper James' commercial property team. He advises clients on general commercial property matters with a particular interest and specialism in relation to development work. This includes reviewing and advising on heads of terms, carrying out title investigations, reviewing and reporting on the benefit or burden of rights and helping clients to understand and manage the risks associated with the land being bought or sold. Once a site has been acquired, Abdi supports clients with the various section agreement and ancillary documents needed to facilitate the development of the land through to the eventual sale or desired exit strategy. 

Abdi joined Harper James from Tinsdills Solicitors, where he spent the first 16 years of his legal career, progressing from paralegal to solicitor and then to shareholder, and where he headed up both the commercial property department and the Newcastle under Lyme regional office. Abdi has particular experience of acting and advising on different acquisition and disposal strategies, including option agreements, conditional contracts, promotion agreements and back-to-back deals. 

My extensive experience in acting for both landowners and developers helps me to understand the needs and practical risks on both sides of the transaction. This enables me to take a balanced approach and to find pragmatic solutions to get the deal done. I take pride in providing timely, practical and tailored advice in an easy-to-understand way.

Examples of his work include: 

• Advising on the back-to-back acquisition and sale of a former brownfield site to facilitate a multimillion-pound scheme to deliver private rental homes. 
• Advising on the acquisition and sale of land which had been compulsory purchased to facilitate the delivery of a medium sized mixed tenure development. 
• Investigating and obtaining the removal of a restrictive covenant which would have otherwise, if enforced, blighted development. 

• Acting on the acquisitions and site setup of numerous residential development sites. 
• Acting for landowners and developers in relation to land promotion agreements.

Outside of work, Abdi lives with his wife and our 4 young children (all boys!). The majority of his spare time revolves around the children either attending parties, swimming lessons or grassroots cricket and football training/matches. Abdi likes to stay fit by running and enjoys both playing and watching football; he is also an avid Port Vale supporter.