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Our real estate lawyers support our clients, often businesses owned and operated by individuals and families, in both their transactional Real Estate requirements and more complex dispute issues. We help clients to finance, grow, manage and dispose of their property and investment portfolios.

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Financial services

Helping businesses in the financial sector, and their clients, realise their real estate aspirations

"Real estate partner, Stephen Gawne, is always a step ahead ... He is commercially savvy, and I have complete confidence in those decisions" Legal 500

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Michael Grace

Michael Grace

Partner - Head of Real EstateTalk to Michael about Real estate disputes & Commercial real estate & Construction

"AN INCREDIBLY EXPERIENCED REAL ESTATE LITIGATOR WHO IS WELL RESPECTED BY HIS MANY INFLUENTIAL CLIENTS. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN PROBABLY EVERY TYPE OF REAL ESTATE LITIGATION AND KNOWS ALL THE ANGLES THAT OTHER, LESS EXPERIENCED LAWYERS CAN EASILY MISS” CHAMBERS & PARTNERS

Residential property

Case study: Dispute with residential landlord

We successfully acted for the lessees in a prime residential building in London, against the landlord’s failure to comply with statutory obligations regarding service charges and maintenance of service charge records.

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“STEPHEN GAWNE IS EXCEPTIONALLY SUPPORTIVE AND EFFICIENT” Legal 500

Commercial occupiers

Case study: Property investment company

We act for a long established property investment company on the management of its office, retail and industrial real estate portfolio. Advice covers commercial & residential, litigation, finance, development & construction.

"Collyer Bristow, and in particular, the truly exceptional Stephen Gawne, continue to provide outstanding support across a wide range of real estate activities" Legal 500 2024

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“ALEX O’CONNOR DEMONSTRATES A CAN DO APPROACH AND PAYS ATTENTION TO DETAILS” Legal 500

Private rented sector

Case study: 1000 unit major mixed-use development

We acted for a joint venture between a major developer and a housing association in connection with site assembly, funding, development and sales for a substantial mixed-use development in East London.

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RORY IS “RATED FOR [HIS] ‘AVAILABILITY AND DOWN-TO-EARTH APPROACH’” Legal 500

Real estate

Case study: Acquisition of major development site

We acted for the lender on site acquisition for the mixed-use development of a secondary school, approximately 500 new homes (including open market housing, build-to-rent and affordable homes) & 100,000 sq ft of office space.

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Case study: Sovereign wealth fund’s property portfolio

We acted for a sovereign wealth fund in relation to its portfolio of property in central London, including advice on property management, real estate litigation, corporate tax and international law matters.

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Janet Armstrong-Fox

Janet Armstrong-Fox

Partner - Head of Private Client PropertyTalk to Janet about Residential property

“ONE COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR A MORE EXPEDIENT, THOROUGH AND FORESIGHTFUL EXPLORATION OF THIS PROPERTY’S POTENTIAL AND LIABILITIES. I AM TRULY GRATEFUL” Client feedback

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"Highly competent, commercial and practical” Client feedback

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"ATTENTIVE, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND THOROUGH" Legal 500

Construction site

Work highlights

Protecting over 40 purchasers’ rights over various unbuilt residential units in a development site in West England arising following the payment of 50% deposits to the developer pursuant to the contracts of sale.

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Successfully defending a Housing Association in response to very large claims made by a local planning authority that provisions of various section 106 Agreements were not complied with.

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Residential property

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Representing a family investment group in the break-up of their London residential and commercial holdings between 7 newco companies with the creation of 64 investment leases with separate funding.

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Acting for billionaire European heiress as trustee of charitable foundation in dispute with adjoining owner of £50m property in Belgravia seeking damages for remediation costs and consequential losses under claims in trespass

Work highlights

Advising international insurer on policy coverage dispute relating to insurance of litigation claim worth €26m involving dispute between international investment fund and collapsed EU bank concerning allegations of negligence

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