Our bench strength in the real estate team is deep, with a team of over 60 lawyers in London and Hong Kong, we can draw on our wider global network to provide you with support on any transaction.
Our team of specialists can support you on a full range of real estate related topics, providing services including joint venture and corporate structuring, fund formation, financing, acquisitions and disposals, leasing and asset management, construction, planning & environment, tax, and disputes.
We have specialist knowledge across all real estate sectors, supporting clients in offices, retail, hotels, logistics, industrials, residential, healthcare and life sciences and act for a wide variety of clients throughout the full spectrum of the real estate sector, including landlords, tenants, developers, investors, and financiers.
"Highly commercial outlook and responsive. Able to establish rapport with opposition legal team, making transactions smooth."
The Legal 500 UK 2022
Schroder UK Real Estate Fund
We advised on the letting of the Department W building to Queen Mary University, a comprehensively and sensitively redeveloped office on Mile End Road in Tower Hamlets.
Echelon Data Centres
We advised on the acquisition of mixed data centre and office space site in Greenwich involving extensive due diligence on the suitability of the site for the intended proposals.
Schroder Real Estate Fund
We advised on a pre-let agreement to a government department of a new 10 storey building at Ruskin Square, Croydon. The building will form part of Schroder’s mixed used development at Croydon.
Thornsett Homes Limited
We advised on a Development Agreement for a new YMCA hostel and a new residential development of 135 new homes with two commercial units to enhance the local area.
Schroders Real Estate Investment Trust
We advised on the purchase of and are assisting on the ongoing development of an old industrial site to be developed into a new multi let indusial park to form part of an adjacent industrial park.
Stephenson Harwood provided advice on real estate, tax, construction and environment and planning matters. The firm is now providing on-going advice on both the Trading Estate and the proposed development.
London Metric
Stephenson Harwood acted for the purchaser of a portfolio of five Waitrose stores in various locations in England for £60m.
The firm provided advice on real estate, tax, construction and environment and planning matters relating to the acquisition of the five properties and the subsequent leaseback arrangements (by which the stores were leased to Waitrose Limited on 20-year terms for a combined rent of £3,400,00 per annum).