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Heledd Jones

Legal Director Banking and Finance
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7611 2312

Biography

Heledd joined Teacher Stern as an Associate in the Real Estate Finance department in April 2018, having previously trained and qualified at a firm based in London Bridge.

Heledd specialises in Real Estate Finance, acting on behalf of banks, bridging lenders, mezzanine lenders and borrowers and advising in relation to a range of real estate finance matters. Heledd works closely with the Property department on finance aspects of transactions. Heledd has a strong focus on client care and a commercially focused approach to work and has worked with numerous high street lenders across a variety of commercial lending transactions.

Testimonials 

Legal 500 2025

‘Heledd Jones is a real asset to the team. Knowledgeable, pragmatic and hard-working.’

‘Heledd Jones is a pleasure to work with. The ideal combination of responsiveness, efficiency, experience and decency. She is our go-to property finance lawyer.’

‘Heledd Jones is our key contact and we highly value her approach, which combines practicality with subject expertise without compromising on the human elements that are crucial to building and maintaining strong and effective professional relationships. We have found Heledd to be responsive and to anticipate the roadblocks we might face with clarity and pace.’

Legal 500 2022

‘Heledd Jones is an excellent lawyer. She is an expert in development finance and a pleasure to work with – friendly, efficient, responsive and always willing to go the extra mile to get a deal done. These combined qualities make her stand out.’

‘Associates Heledd Jones and Luke Shelley display the same great qualities as the partners heading the group. They are responsive, efficient and great assets to the team.’

Year qualified

Solicitor, 2017

Representative Experience

acting for a lender in relation to a facility secured against a shopping centre in London;
acting for a lender in relation to an £18m facility to fund the acquisition of a new development comprising of 50 units in West London;
acting for a lender in relation to funding a £6m facility secured against a hotel in the West of England;
acting for a lender in relation to over 800 of their commercial loan facility agreements and advising in respect of the structure of their transactions; and
acting for a borrower in relation to a £60m development facility secured against prime real estate on the South Coast.

Education

Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, City University London
LLB, Cardiff University