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.



Client stories

  

 Brockton Capital  
       Acquisition of the Mailbox

Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group  
      The Walkie Talkie

European Land and Property 
      Merchant Square, Paddington

Our latest alerts, briefings & reports
Nabarro briefings and reports
  • Real Estate Update May 2013  
Real Estate newsletter - May 2013 View full briefing
  • New planning rules in force from 30 May 2013  
The Government published legislation at the end of last week that will relax the rules on when planning permission is needed for change of use. View full briefing
  • PAIFs - where are we going?  
The Government introduced tax breaks for UK property funds in 2008. It has taken five years for the industry to start responding. Now we are seeing authorised investment funds being launched as property authorised investment funds (PAIFs). Why the delay? Market conditions have played a large part in the lack of action. However, there are still practical and tax issues to be resolved.  View full briefing
  • Real Estate Update March 2013   
Real Estate newsletter - March 2013  View full briefing
Latest edition of QuarterDay
  • Quarter Day Issue 93   
Permissible margins and contributory negligence: valuers and lenders battle it out; Transforming bailiff action: a shake-up leaving landlords in distress; Civil litigation costs: dramatic reforms are on their way; Legal advice privilege and without prejudice: when can they be relied on?; Beware: pre-let agreements are not automatically enforceable against successors in title; Disclaimer: surety required to take new lease following disclaimer View full briefing
Case studies
  • European Land & Property - Merchant Square, Paddington
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  • Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group - The Walkie Talkie
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  • Brockton Capital - Acquisition of the Mailbox
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