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SEAN BULMAN

PARTNER

 

Admitted as a Solicitor:  1993

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:     020 3026 8297

Email: sean.bulman@djblaw.co.uk

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Commercial property
Development / regeneration
Landlord and tenant
Telecommunications 

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Sean is a specialist commercial property solicitor with over 20 years' experience.  Clients regularly choose Sean to be the lead lawyer on their major projects and for the management of their estates.  He has undertaken this role for Vodafone, TV celebrity chef Rick Stein, The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and technology giant Fujifilm.

 Sean has a reputation amongst our clients for being an exceptional project manager who always ensures the team delivers the right results on time.   Sean is a leading lawyer in the Legal 500. 

WORK HIGHLIGHTS​

Highlights include advising: 

  • TV Celebrity Chef Rick Stein's Restaurant Group on their estates management work, including advising on the acquisition of their first London restaurant.  

  • A local authority's arms length investment company on numerous multimillion pound acquisitions including hotels, retail parks, distribution centres and more. 

  • An investment company on their rental streams during the Covid-19 pandemic.  

  • Surrey County Council on their multistage development of the new emergency services centre in Crawley.  

  • Estates management advice to Fujifilm UK, including securing a lease for their first experience centre in Covent Garden.  

  • A major UK storage company in relation to all the property transactions involved in the sale of the company, including the transfer of 12 large industrial units located across England.

“We have a very high regard for Sean and will have great pleasure in recommending him after so many years good relations.  He has certainly slipped into the role of valued property advisor to our company.”

Norman Galbraith, Managing Director of 1st Storage Centres

"Sean Bulman was very good at identifying the key points of complex legal issues which arose, explaining them clearly for the clients and working towards finding a solution."

Legal 500 2021

"Sean Bulman provides an excellent service and always adds value to any questions or queries we may raise. If he needs to seek instructions on any matters, he will always provide an overview of the issue and recommendations of how to resolve this."

Legal 500 2024

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ABOUT DAVITT JONES BOULD

As the largest, most experienced law firm specialising in real estate in the UK, we have been trusted advisors to the real estate market for 25 years. We have over 75 lawyers, all of whom joined us from senior in-house or private practice roles, and bring an average of 25 years’ post qualification experience each. With their expertise and commercial experience, we advise a prestigious client base in the public and private sector on the full spectrum of real estate legal issues, including commercial property, planning, property litigation, construction, environment, real estate finance and other related areas. Operating in our specialist area uniquely positions us to help other professional firms, and through our Real Estate Support solution we support teams in the silver circle, UK Top 30, US Top 50, the Big Four and beyond.

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