Anna Aldous

What can I do for you

Anna is a real estate lawyer and is part of the team clients have described as "the best…for development work in East Anglia." Her work includes all aspects of development including site assembly, promotion and option agreements, overage provisions, as well as commercial retail and other employment leases. She has a particular focus on patient capital in strategic land.

What do others say

Clients have referred to Anna as "hardworking, decisive and diligent" with an "ability to see issues clearly and find solutions."

Supporting your ambitions

One of Anna’s most enjoyable highlights is advising upon a number large scale mixed-use development (mostly consented for 5,000+ homes, together with schools, commercial and employment areas). Her work involves disposals of serviced parcels with innovative payment structures, working closely with landowners and master developers to ensure a finite balance between security of income, quality of long term development and place-making, as well as ambitious delivery of housing. It requires close coordination with a number of the client’s other consultants, as well as solicitors advising for a third party lender, to achieve deals acceptable to all parties.

What else should you know?

Anna takes a keen interest in housing policy. She is has been part of the charity committee for our Norwich office, which coordinates support for a local charity each year. In 2017, she was part of a group to sleep overnight in a car park to raise awareness (and sponsorship) for the homeless.

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.

Insights from Anna

25 Mar 2024

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