Real Estate overview

From handling highly complex transactions to fast and efficient asset management - we provide a complete real estate service

Our Commercial Real Estate group has an unrivalled reputation for executing some of the largest and most complex real estate transactions. The strength and depth of our group means that we always deliver, providing a complete service through all stages of the asset lifecycle.

Our lawyers advise six of the top 10 real estate companies in the UK by market capitalisation: Land Securities, British Land, Liberty International, Hammerson, SEGRO and Quintain Estates & Development.

We advise a number of FTSE 250 real estate companies, including Great Portland Estates, the Unite Group and Warner Estates. We also advise major companies in other sectors such as Aviva, Inchcape and UK Coal.

We also advise 15 of the major UK and pan-European commercial real estate funds and four of the 10 real estate companies that converted to a UK REIT on 1 January 2007.

Our latest briefings & reports
Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations – What you need to know   CIL is a new charge introduced by the Planning Act 2008. Property owners and developers cannot afford to ignore CIL as local authorities will have draconian powers to enforce it.  View full briefing
Opening doors: The potential of joint ventures to deliver new homes via Local Housing Companies   'Opening doors - The potential of joint ventures to deliver new homes via Local Housing Companies' was commissioned by Nabarro LLP to get a clearer view on one of the key issues facing local government today - identifying the most effective methods of delivering new homes. This report focuses on joint ventures, investigating LHCs as one option. View full briefing
AIFM Directive - impact on real estate funds   The European Commission published its first draft of the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) on 30 April 2009. Since then, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union has produced three further drafts (the last dated 15 December 2009), Jean Paul Gauzes, a French MEP, has produced a report for the European Parliament (dated 23 November 2009) and the Spanish, who assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union at the beginning of 2010, published the fifth draft of the Directive on 3 February 2010. Significant press and industry comment continues, and over 1,000 amendments have been tabled to the Gauzes report.  View full briefing
Administrators who use premises must pay the rent as an expense   The court has clarified that administrators must pay rent as an expense of the administration when they use property. View full briefing
Penfold Review of Non-Planning Consents: Call for Evidence by 10 February 2010 review    The Government-led Penfold Review was launched in December, with a deadline for industry to contribute by 10 February 2010. The review is examining how to streamline the process for obtaining consents which do not form part of the planning process. The time presently taken to obtain such consents is perceived to cause delay and uncertainty and impact upon investment. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, (BIS), has called for evidence, with a view to identifying barriers and delays in the consent process. They are seeking input from industry representatives, private sector developers, Local Authorities and regulatory bodies.  View full briefing
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