The Commercial Property team is led by Michael Talbot. Michael qualified as a solicitor in 1982, having graduated from Nottingham Trent University and Lancaster Gate Law School. He joined Nockolds LLP in 1983 and became a partner in 1989. He leads a thriving department that is made of a large and dedicated team.

For the past few years Michael has been developing an increasingly large portfolio of fast growing local and regional property developers, providing them with all the necessary legal services in their acquisition and development of sites including planning and infrastructure agreements, and acting for them exclusively in their subsequent plot sales and sales of affordable housing. He works in a variety of commercial property matters and specialises in high value large-scale residential development. Michael has also trained a specialist team to provide clients with the very best comprehensive legal support.

Michael has lived locally for 20 years and is Chair of the Thorley Community Centre. He was Chair of the Bishop’s Stortford YMCA for seven years, and is currently on the national board of the YMCA. Michael is originally from Ipswich and is a devoted Ipswich Town FC supporter.