Real Estate overview

Our market-leading experts can advise on every aspect of the real estate sector

Our Real Estate group is a UK leader, providing a full range of legal services to national and international clients. We have strength and depth of experience, with a team of around 200 lawyers.

In a resurgent office development market, we have been advising on many of the commercial projects currently underway, including several high profile City schemes.

We are working on developing and launching an increasing number of new property funds.

We have been taking a leading role in helping listed property companies convert to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS).

In addition, we are undertaking an increasing amount of European cross-border work.

We also continue to undertake a very high level of transactional work. Unlike some law firms, we offer a full range of property legal services and advise on sales and purchases, development and asset management work. To provide an effective service, we have invested heavily in project management and processes, often involving specialist IT infrastructure.

We work for real estate clients around the world. To ensure a seamless European service, we have strong relationships with other law firms, notably August & Debouzy in France and GSK Stockmann + Kollegen in Germany.

Our latest alerts, briefings & reports
Nabarro briefings and reports
  • 2012 - Challenging times?  
2011 saw international investors snap up prime London assets. Problems in the Eurozone, a scarcity of bank finance, low economic confidence and Government spending cuts all present a conundrum for 2012. View full briefing
  • Real Estate update January 2012  
Real Estate newsletter - January 2012 View full briefing
  • Quarter Day Issue 88  
Property contracts: creating a contract by email and the importance of clear drafting; Dilapidations Protocol to become part of the Civil Procedure Rules; Interim rent: it is for the court to decide what is reasonable; Litigation or arbitration? The claimant must choose which procedure to follow; Consultation on reform of bankruptcy and winding up procedures View full briefing
  • REITs changes released  
On 6 December HMRC finally released the detailed draft changes to the REIT regime promised in late summer. Whilst there were a few disappointments for some, there were no major surprises. View full briefing
  • Real Estate update November 2011   
Real Estate newsletter - November 2011  View full briefing
Latest edition of QuarterDay
  • Quarter Day Issue 88  
Property contracts: creating a contract by email and the importance of clear drafting; Dilapidations Protocol to become part of the Civil Procedure Rules; Interim rent: it is for the court to decide what is reasonable; Litigation or arbitration? The claimant must choose which procedure to follow; Consultation on reform of bankruptcy and winding up procedures View full briefing
  • Quarter Day Issue 87   
Sale by auction: a contract will only be corrected if there is an obvious mistake; Time for a change? The Law Commission to overhaul the law on easements and covenants; Business tenancies: landlord's intention to occupy need not be a prudent business decision; Guarantors: repeat guarantees are invalid following landmark Court of Appeal decision; Rent review: improvements will be rentalised if tenants cannot provide the necessary evidence  View full briefing
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