Thames Valley law firm Blandy & Blandy, which has offices in Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham, has announced a new partnership with Planet Law Consultancy Limited.
Starting this month, Blandy & Blandy’s award-winning commercial property and planning team will be supported by specialist planning lawyers and consultants Claire Saffer, Paul Thompson and Rosalind Andrews.
They bring significant experience of working in national and City law firms, whilst Rosalind Andrews also previously worked at Blandy & Blandy between 2009 and 2011.
Katja Wigham, partner and head of Blandy & Blandy’s commercial property and planning team, said: “We are delighted to be working with Claire, Paul and Ros.
“Being able to provide high quality Planning law advice as part of our offering to clients continues to set us apart from the majority of other firms in the region.”
Planning &and environmental law partner Karen Jones added: “Having previously worked with Ros during her time at our firm, I am very pleased that Ros, Claire and Paul at Planet Law will be working closely with our commercial property and planning team.
“I have no doubt that our clients and contacts are in excellent and very experienced hands.”
Blandy & Blandy’s team acts for a wide range of clients, including landlords and tenants, lenders and investors, landowners and developers, local authorities and councils, charities, universities and schools and private individuals.
The firm was named as a finalist in the ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ category at the Thames Valley Property Awards four times (2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024), winning in 2017. It was also named ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ at the 2023 Insider South East Property Awards, ‘Best Law Firm’ at the 2023 Royal Berkshire Property Awards and shortlisted again in 2024 for the same award.
