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.

The Legal 500 2010 ranks us as one of the best commercial real estate firms in the UK as 'well resourced', 'highly responsive' and 'superior to most firms'.

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
Real Estate update November 2011   Real Estate newsletter - November 2011  View full briefing
Real Estate update September 2011   Real Estate newsletter - September 2011 View full briefing
Guidance on the future of Primary Care Trusts' Estate    Earlier this month the Department of Health issued guidance on the future of Primary Care Trust Estates (PCT), in particular the transfer of property comprising "service critical clinical infrastructure" to aspirant Community Foundation Trusts (aCFT), other NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts (FT) (together Acquiring Trusts). 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
Quarter Day Issue 86    HEADLINES: Expert witness immunity abolished: expert witnesses can now be sued for negligence; Landlords and tenants: what to do if protestors occupy your property; Action group fails in battle with developer over village green; Developers ignore restrictive covenants at their peril; Expert determinations: their role in subsequent High Court proceedings View full briefing
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