
Chris Beesley
Senior Associate
0161 836 8766
07385 505 683
chris.beesley@brabners.com
Chris is a Senior Associate in our investment and property management team.
He works across all aspects of day-to-day property management, including acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant matters, finance transactions (acting for both borrowers and lenders) for both individual properties and large portfolios, and the real estate elements of corporate transactions.
Chris has a comprehensive understanding of the lettings and property management process from start to finish, experience across all stages of the property acquisition, development and disposal processes as well as knowledge of real estate finance at all levels (from lower value single assets through to complex high value portfolios).
He represents a range of clients, including national high street retailers, last mile logistics providers, SMEs, property developers, borrowers and lenders in complex finance transactions.
Notable maters that Chris has worked on include:
- acting for a national bespoke furniture retailer on its full UK property portfolio
- the letting and disposal of assets from a prominent UK property plc
- the sale and leaseback of a central London hotel (involving overseas entities and tight timescales)
- multiple complex refinances of social housing portfolios across the North of England
- repeat instructions from Europe’s largest last mile logistics provider.
Chris takes a commercial and pragmatic approach to transactions. He starts by developing a clear understanding of the parties’ interests before working collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes and solutions that work for everyone
A keen ice hockey player, Chris coordinates the annual Sheffield Varsity match, which is the largest to take place outside North America.
Chris qualified in 2015 and joined us in October 2024. He’s based in our Manchester office.