Expertise - Real Estate
The Real Estate department advises on all aspects of real estate: buying, selling and leasing property, development schemes, joint ventures, investment structures, financing, estate management, licensing, property disputes, litigation and dispute resolution, planning, environment and construction. We advise on the establishment and operation of property investment funds, structured finance schemes with emphasis on tax efficiency. Our clients are diverse – they include UK and overseas private investors, developers, pension funds, government and statutory agencies, unit trusts, retailers, service operators, manufacturers, charities, hospital trusts, hotel, pub and leisure operators, financial institutions and professional enterprises.We have close links with leading UK surveyors and many of those in the forefront of the property market. We are experienced lawyers with a full understanding of the property industry in which our clients operate and apply our advice accordingly.
The team are described in the legal press as “extremely effective and professional closers” with “experience of highly structured and complex deals often turning deals around in a short time scale”.
Our recent work includes:
- Fimalac’s £290m acquisition and agreement for the subsequent construction of 30 North Colonnade in Canary Wharf
- the £111.8m sale for Derwent London of Greenwich Reach
- the £200m acquisition for Criterion Capital of the Queensmere and Observatory Shopping Centre in Slough
- the £865m sale of part of the Scarborough Property group to Valad, the Australian property fund
- the £771m acquisition by the Peel group of Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
- the joint venture for Shepperton Studios between Shepperton Studios and Morley
- the development of City Park Hove for Mountgrange Group plc and leasing to Legal & General for their regional HQ
