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Whether you're an owner or occupier – in the private, public or third sector, we work alongside you and your professional team to deliver your strategic property vision with clarity, confidence and results.

We work with owners and occupiers to achieve long-term property goals – whether it’s a once-in-a-decade office move, investing in, repurposing or rationalising your estate, or preserving capital for future growth. With deep sector expertise – for example, across education, healthcare, government, public estates, roadside, hotels, and sporting venues –we deliver pragmatic, tailored and solution-focused advice. 

Our proven track record ensures transactions are completed on time and on budget. We anticipate risks, remain alive to the wider context, streamline processes and focus on what matters most to you and your stakeholders. Acting for both owners and occupiers gives us a unique, benchmarked perspective, helping deals complete smoothly and disputes resolve quickly, with minimal disruption.

Our multi-disciplinary team advises owners and occupiers across diverse sectors nationwide, tailoring legal support to meet specific client needs and sector requirements for properties, estates, and operations.

Our experience

  • Strategic planning from inception to exit, which includes drawing on our deep sector, full service and holistic expertise to provide specialist advice where needed – for example, in health and care, education, life sciences, charities and sport.
  • Dealing with strategies to dispose of surplus space.
  • Forward funding and leaseback structures.
  • Sales and intra-group reorganisations.
  • Managing large portfolios of assets for both owners and occupiers – both “business as usual” and complex, reputationally significant problems and projects.
  • Advising on headquarter projects.
  • Mixed use, multi-occupied and operational schemes.
  • Conditional and unconditional sales and purchases.
  • Managing disputes in all areas of real estate for owners and occupiers.
  • Providing strategic advice on risk and mitigation.
  • Rating appeals.
  • Advising on all aspects of landlord and tenant law.
  • Collaborating with other parties involved (eg, property agents), including partnerships and joint ventures.
  • Creating toolkits and playbooks to streamline matters.
  • Undertaking and facilitating buy and build strategies.

Did you know?

Industry leaders

We immerse ourselves in our clients’ sectors. We have roles on the British Property Federation Healthcare Committee, Rating Surveyors’ Association, Association of University Directors of Estates, Investment Property Forum and Government Property, reflecting our deep insight and industry leadership.

Trusted by government bodies

We’re trusted by government bodies, to advise on legislative reform – for example landlord and tenant measures in the High Street Rental Auctions initiative as part of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.

Meet the team

What our clients say about us

  • The real estate team is highly responsive, commercially astute and technically strong – a trusted partner that consistently delivers.
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  • The commercial property team brings a clear focus and responsiveness that enables complex transactions to progress efficiently and smoothly.
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  • Their client service is great. They really understand what we need from them and how they’re able to help and support to unlock situation and transactions. The communication is great and flexible. They take their time to ensure we understand the point at hand along with all the risks associated with decisions.
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Our clients

Key clients include:

  • Operational occupiers
  • Long term owners and estate owners
  • Local authorities
  • Universities, Cambridge and Oxbridge Colleges and further education institutions
  • NHS trusts
  • Charities
  • Primary care providers
  • Government bodies and agencies
  • Owners and occupiers of hotels and sporting venues

Real estate blog

Our real estate blog, written by our team of specialist lawyers, offers you regular updates and commentary on the latest legal news in the ever-changing world of the built environment.

Mapping the FutuRE

Our interactive map identifies important changes affecting the real estate industry today and in future. It offers insights into the challenges and opportunities from our leading legal experts.