Practice 03 · Property

CommercialProperty

Acquisitions, development, and complex commercial leasing for institutional investors and owner-occupiers.

The position
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Real estate matters are won in the diligence and lost in the drafting. Our property practice is built around forensic attention to both.

Capabilities

Where we are
unimpeachable.

  • 01Commercial acquisitions and disposals
  • 02Development and forward funding
  • 03Institutional and headquarters leasing
  • 04Landlord-and-tenant disputes
  • 05Real estate finance and security
  • 06Site assembly and joint ventures
  • 07Planning, environmental and CPO issues
Sectors served
Institutional investorsFamily officesOwner-occupier corporatesDevelopersHotel & leisure
How we work

A four-stage engagement.
Partner-led at every stage.

01
01

Heads of terms

We engage at heads stage to surface issues before they harden into deal points. The cheapest concession is the one that's never given.

02
02

Forensic diligence

Title, planning, environmental, occupational. We find what the seller didn't disclose — and price the risk into the deal, not after it.

03
03

Documentation

Sale and purchase, leases, side letters, security. Drafted with the discipline that determines whether disputes arise twenty years from now.

04
04

Asset management

Ongoing counsel on the lifecycle of the asset — variations, rent reviews, lease events, and ultimately exit.

In short

The matter is run, from first call to final signature, by the partner you instruct. There is no other way.

Discuss a matter

When the matter is consequential,
begin with a conversation.

Initial consultations are partner-led, confidential, and without fee. We will tell you within the first hour whether we are the right firm for the matter — and if not, who is.

Direct lines
By appointment
London · United Kingdom