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2024 Real Estate & Construction Deal Highlights

2024 was another banner year for the Charles Russell Speechlys Real Estate and Construction team. We were able to support you, our clients, across an incredible range of matters, leveraging our size, breadth of experience and international reach to deliver timely, commercial results whilst retaining the personal touch that we know you value. Please click here for the deal sheet including this year's highlights.

In a year of significant global change, we found that our Private Capital clients in particular were more than ever looking for an advisory team that balanced a long term view with the ability to react quickly to events. You have had to consider both national level economic factors, at least two UK budgets based on very different philosophies and significant global economic pressures in a year of multiple elections and conflict across the world.  

Below is a selection of some of the work we carried out in 2024 - it gives a good insight into the variety of our work over the last 12 months. We are delighted to have supported our long-term clients on their real estate business needs, including Habro on several of their Central London property acquisitions, and David Lloyd on the purchase and forward funding of their new site in Bury St Edmunds

Our Construction team executed an exciting building contract with Pirbright Innovations Limited for the development of their new Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing, and our Real Estate Disputes team has been busy with claims for the University of Surrey and with a larger claim for The Meyrick Estate in Bournemouth. 

We look forward to continuing to support all of you, our clients, on your personal and business interests in 2025.  

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  • Updates from the Building Safety Regulator - Unblocking the Gateways for Higher Risk Buildings

    Tegan Johnson

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  • What do agricultural landlords and workers need to know about the Renters’ Rights Act?

    Emma Preece

    Insights

  • What legal developments can the Living Sector expect as we approach the end of 2025 and look ahead to 2026?

    Mark White

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  • Andrew Ross and Laura Bushaway write for Property Week on a Supreme Court judgment relating to nuisance

    Andrew Ross

    In the Press

  • Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters its Corporate team with the appointment of Ed Morgan

    David Collins

    News

  • Adjudication under the Construction Act – a case on the residential occupier exception and contesting the validity of a payless notice

    Tegan Johnson

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  • VAT on Developer’s Biodiversity net gain (BNG) costs

    Elizabeth Hughes

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  • Understanding the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025: The Living Sector

    David Savage

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  • James Broadhurst writes for Family Office Magazine on the attractiveness of hotels as an asset class

    James Broadhurst

    In the Press

  • Construction News quotes David Savage on the latest round of administration statistics in the construction sector

    David Savage

    In the Press

  • What role can construction lawyers play in helping UK construction sector clients achieve greater success and how?

    David Savage

    Insights

  • Dubai Law No. 7 of 2025: Regulatory Shifts in the Contracting Sector

    Paula Boast MBE

    Quick Reads

  • Installing Chinese Turbines in European Wind Projects – what do you need to know?

    Jue Jun Lu

    Insights

  • Updates to the Planning Practice Guidance relating to the Green Belt

    Titilope Hassan

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  • Heritage Partnership Agreements: the future of historic buildings?

    Sophie Willis

    Quick Reads

  • Flood risk planning policy resets: How the new NPPF and PPG can unlock constrained sites for development

    Josh Risso-Gill

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  • Property Week quotes Thomas Moran on the Renters’ Rights Bill and potential concerns around the lack of detail

    Thomas Moran

    In the Press

  • What are the trends in the purpose built student accommodation market in the UK over the last 12 months and how will they change in the next 12 months

    Mark White

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  • Maile v Maile – Assurances and Detriment Under the Microscope in Family Farm Claims

    Maddie Dunn

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  • Planning horizon scanning: 2025 and beyond

    Rachael Davidson

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