Paul Houston

Paul leads a team within the Property Department which handles both public and private sector property work. Paul has extensive experience of dealing with the development, management, sale and purchase of all types of commercial property for both public and private sector clients.

Paul currently advises the Department for Education and Skills, the Learning and Skills Council, the General Teaching Council and other non-departmental government bodies on their property requirements.

He has extensive experience of issues that are particular to public sector clients such as the drafting and structuring of clawback or overage arrangements which enable public sector clients to share any future increase in the value of property assets which are sold.  He is also aware of the special position of government bodies in relation to VAT and other taxes affecting their property assets.

Paul's private sector clients include Deutsche Bank, Whitbread Group PLC and Luminar Plc.



To contact Paul Houston, please email: Paul.Houston@ffw.com