Real Estate Investment Lawyers

The UK property market is an attractive investment proposition, with a unique set of challenges. 

Our Real Estate investment team handles all aspects of the commercial property investment lifecycle from acquisition and management through to disposal. We work proactively with our clients to understand their legal requirements and commercial objectives to provide a competitive advantage in a rapidly changing market. We are present and maintain strong networks in all the key global wealth hubs.

The Real Estate investment team is fully integrated with other services within our Firm such as planning, construction, environmental, property litigation, dispute resolution, tax and real estate finance (both conventional and Islamic), to provide comprehensive property investment and asset management advice for our clients. We advise on high-value and complex investment transactions, joint ventures and tax-efficient structures, as well as the financing of investment projects in the UK.

Our Real Estate investment team acts for some of the largest property-owning bodies in the UK, international investors, family offices, urban estates, property developers and companies, retailers and financial institutes. 

Our real estate investment law expertise

Our real estate investment experience spans the full range of real estate asset classes including:

• life sciences
• logistics
• offices
• retail (including shopping centres and retail parks)
• mixed-use schemes
• trophy hotels
• leisure
• industrial
• healthcare
• strategic land
• sports stadia and facilities.

Recent real estate investment experience

• EQT Real Estate – Advised EQT on the acquisition of a high value, Primark-let, distribution asset for £102m from London Metric.
• Derwent London - Advised on the sale of Derwent London’s 192,700 sq ft multi-let freehold interest in the Johnson Building, 77 Hatton Garden and 5-7 Cross Street EC1 to Eurazeo Patrimoine, the real estate assets division of Eurazeo. Approximate deal value £170m.
• BioMed Realty – We advised BioMed Realty on the initial acquisition of Granta Park in 2012 and since then we have acted on all letting, development, construction and management matters at the Park, including the development of new standalone R&D facilities for Illumina and Gilead. We then acted for Biomed Realty on its JV with Babraham Research Campus for the development and letting of a life science facility. We advised on the conditional acquisition by way of a 99-year lease of an 8-acre site at the Babraham Institute for over £120m and redevelopment into life sciences office and laboratory space - alongside the existing Babraham Campus.
• YourTRIBE - Advised YourTRIBE, a company specialising in good quality affordable accommodation for London’s students, on a £77m financing from Fiera Real Estate to finance two newly developed student accommodation assets; a 250-bed scheme in South Bermondsey and a 267-bed scheme in Peckham.

Our team is extremely knowledgeable about the UK commercial property market and the investment opportunities available. Whatever the size of your portfolio, we’re committed to helping you make the most of your investment.

As part of our investment management service, we advise on all aspects of asset management including fund management agreements; and commercial, technology and energy contracts. We also advise on contentious aspects of investment management such as possession claims, service charge disputes and lease extension claims.

Global reach – investing in UK real estate

Our international presence, including established offices in Europe and the Middle East, enables us to advise overseas clients who are actively investing in the UK commercial and residential property market. Additionally, our Luxembourg office has extensive experience structuring real estate funds operating in the UK.