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 is also a Director of the Guest Walker Employee Engagement Trust.
John has been working as a solicitor in York for almost forty years. He 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
Commercial Property Solicitor
Amanda Alden
Conveyancing Executive
Angela Henry
Legal Assistant
Annie Alden
Legal Assistant
Cara Wilson
Commercial Property Solicitor
Carolyn Thompson
Legal Assistant
Ellen Coney
Legal Assistant
Emma Hartley
Life Planning Executive
Hannah Garratt
Trainee Solicitor
Helen Burrows
Director and Commercial Property Solicitor
Jennie Gibbins
Legal Assistant
John Walker
Director and Commercial Property Solicitor
Julia Hendry
Legal Assistant
Katie Rowsby
Life Planning Solicitor
Louise Elliott
Finance Director
Max Innes
Legal Cashier and Administrative Assistant
Nikki Bartlett
Archiving Assistant
Sean Gallagher
Director and Commercial Property Solicitor
Sue Hanley
Life Planning Solicitor
Tom Milner
Commercial Property Solicitor
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