Joanna Bullard
Partner
Jo Bullard is a Partner in the Commercial Team.
Jo qualified in 1998 and joined Gardner Leader in 2016 having previously worked for regional heavyweight firms in Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
Jo specialises in commercial property work acting for a variety of corporate and private clients and public authorities. Her work includes landlord and tenant matters, sales and purchases, secured lending, and advising on the property aspects of corporate asset and share sales acquisitions and disposals.
Jo also represents a number of charity clients on property-related transactions. And she also heads up the Gardner Leader compliance team. Jo’s commercial and pragmatic approach in dealing with transactions helps clients achieve their end goal.
Commercial Property Experience
Jo specialises in the acquisition and disposal of commercial property and in addition undertakes commercial landlord & tenant matters, lease enfranchisement matters, corporate support and secured lending. She acts on behalf of a variety of individuals and corporate clients, together with high street lenders, local authorities and regional/national charities.
Charity Law Experience
Jo acts for a number of regional charity clients including those providing almshouse accommodation on all aspects of property-related matters including renewal commercial leases, title investigation, acquisition and disposal of charitable assets.
Work Highlights
- Acting for a local authority in respect of a large first registration project of all of their freehold assets in Oxfordshire
- Acting on a number of corporate support transactions including the purchase of several children’s nurseries.
- Acting for an executor on property matters in connection with a large property portfolio including all aspects of landlord and tenant matters.
- Acting on an intra-group property transfer with assets worth @£2million
- Acting for a local charity in connection with lease renewals and CIO conversion
Legal Directories and Awards
- Joanna was noted in the 2021 Legal 500 rankings as a Recommended Lawyer for Commercial Property. The team were commended on their efficiency to “understand the issues and highly pro-active and efficient throughout the whole sale process. They instilled a sense of confidence that they were always on the case and acting in my best interests.”
Memberships and Professional Bodies
- Member of the Law Society
Joanna Bullard qualified in 1998.
Recent Press
- 18-06-2020 - FreshBusinessThinking: SMEs: Keeping rent costs down while avoiding legal disputes with landlords
