Meet The Team
John Walker
Director
About John Walker
John Walker is a Director of Guest Walker and the Head of the Commercial Property Department. He has been working as a solicitor in York for almost forty years. John has extensive knowledge and experience of all aspects of the commercial property market both in York and across the North of England and a huge number of contacts.
He can give advice on many legal areas but has always loved pubs in particular and has a wide knowledge of the licensed trade sector. This includes advising clients on the 2016 Pubs Code and MRO free of tie leases and dealing with licencing applications. John is an Accredited Adviser of the British Institute of Innkeeping.
How John can help you
John can help you with (among other things):-
- Commercial and residential landlord and tenant matters.
- The 2016 Pubs Code, MRO leases and other licensed trade matters.
- Sale/purchase of businesses and buildings.
- Pension scheme advice (SIPPs and SSASs).
- Land sale, purchase and development.
- Property portfolios, both commercial and residential.
You can contact John directly on john.walker@guestwalker.co.uk

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Who we are
Alison Munro
Director and Commercial Property Solicitor
Amanda Alden
Angela Henry
Legal Assistant
Annie Alden
Legal Assistant
Cara Wilson
Paralegal
Carolyn Thompson
Legal Assistant
Deborah Barton
Director and Commercial Property Solicitor
Debra Wilson
Legal Cashier
Emma Hartley
Life Planning Executive
Hannah Garratt
Paralegal
Helen Burrows
Director and Commercial Property Solicitor
Hudda Morgan
Life Planning Solicitor
Jennie Gibbins
Legal Assistant
Jenny Kemp
Legal Assistant
John Walker
Director and Commercial Property Solicitor
Julia Hendry
Lily Toffolo
Paralegal
Louise Elliott
Practice Manager
Lucy Sinclair Warren
Legal Assistant
Marina Wade
Nick Clarke
Rachel Butterfield
Rowena Rogers
Sean Gallagher
Sue Hanley
Life Planning Solicitor
Vicky Middleton
Conveyancing Executive
Zoe Wilson
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