Ben Pickup > Flint Bishop > Derby, England > Lawyer Profile
Flint Bishop Offices
Pinnacle Building
2 Prospect Place, Pride Park
Derby
DE24 8HG
England
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Ben Pickup
Work Department
Commercial Property
Position
Ben Pickup is a partner in Flint Bishop’s Real Estate team, specialising in complex property transactions and development projects. He advises clients across the property lifecycle, from site promotion and acquisition through financing, lettings, and ultimate investment disposal. He has particular expertise in retail and residential developments and works with investors, developers, and family wealth clients.
Career
Ben qualified as a solicitor after completing a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Hertfordshire and the Legal Practice Course at The College of Law, Guildford. He has extensive experience managing large-scale development projects, including mixed-use schemes, brownfield site acquisitions, and forward-funded developments with national occupiers.
Education
LLB (Law), University of Hertfordshire
Legal Practice Course, The College of Law, Guildford
Lawyer Rankings
East Midlands > Real estate > Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
The Flint Bishop team is trusted by a diverse range of clients, including sellers, buyers, developers, investors, landlords, and tenants, for services spanning real estate portfolio management, lease negotiations, and acquisitions. Practice head Janet Rhodes is known for her work with pub companies on leased and tenanted management services. Sam Shepherd specialises in commercial development, particularly brownfield urban sites, while Ben Pickup handles complex property transactions. Simon Griffiths, who joined in June 2024, focuses on development agreements and acquisitions. Sanveer Sandhu departed in January 2025, and Ian Wilson left in August 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Nottingham and Derby
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Real estate > Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Nottingham and Derby
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Public sector > Public sector