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Built environment

We support and deliver solutions for domestic and international clients operating in, and on all aspects of, the built environment.

Our built environment team’s approach to supporting our clients is based upon three fundamental elements:

Expertise: Our clients receive extensive expertise across the built environment and access to specialists in key sectors. We advise on high profile and complex projects and transactions, providing pragmatic and innovative solutions.

Approach: We’re ambitious and proactive to achieve our clients’ priorities and commercial goals. We focus on how we can add value for our clients and their stakeholders.

Team: We’re collaborative, responsive and accountable – we work as a trusted extension of your team.  

We pride ourselves on being ambitious, taking action to support our clients and being held accountable as to outcomes. You can expect: 

Client satisfaction: 93% of our clients would recommend us.

Expertise: Gained through supporting the highest profile projects across the country. 

Leading specialists: Across the lifecycle – funding, planning, delivery, management, operation and disposal.

Strong industry networks: Connecting all stakeholders who support the built environment.

Thought leaders: Award winning structures and delivery terms. 

Our experience

Real estate investment

We combine deep sector insight with pragmatic, commercial thinking to deliver innovative legal solutions that optimise your real estate investment transactions and support long-term value, efficiency, and strategic growth.

Development & regeneration

Our team has deep sector experience across the entire life cycle of a project. We have an established practice acting for landowners, promoters, developers, investors, funders and occupiers. This means we’ve seen projects from each stakeholder’s perspective, enabling a solution-led approach which considers the competing interests of all interested parties.

Living

With experts in each area of the living sector, we’re well equipped to support you through the ever-changing market. We invest time upfront to understand your goals and provide a tailored approach and proactive advice, working strategically with you, whether you're operating in one or a number of assets within the sector. This collaborative approach ensures we apply our cross-discipline sector leading expertise in a way that's helpful to you.

Real estate finance

Our leading real estate finance practice forms one of our five built environment pillars, advising on a diverse range of domestic and international real estate finance transactions including investment, development, infrastructure, private placements and forward funding. 

Owners & occupiers

We work with owners & 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. 

Meet our team of legal experts

Our built environment team’s approach is collaborative, responsive and accountable – working as a trusted extension of our clients’ team.

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Our team of legal experts are here to support you. Contact one of our lawyers today.

Did you know?

Institutional and private investors

Our team has undertaken transactions for institutional and private investors with a value in excess of £1 billion including sales, purchases, lettings, forward funding and development and site assembly.

An International first

We helped Trinity College redevelop Cambridge Science Park. This project involved the first significant UK investment by Chinese developer, Tus.

A real estate first

We assisted with many acquisitions for the world's first stock exchange for investors in residential and mixed-use investment property.

Our clients

  • AgFe
  • Auriens
  • Bruntwood
  • Enterprise Retirements Living
  • Fidelity
  • Hines
  • Homes England
  • HSBC Alternative Assets
  • Kadans Science Partner
  • Marshalls
  • NatWest
  • Orchard Street
  • Railpen
  • Trinity Christ Church
  • Trinity College
  • UKPS
  • Universities: Exeter, Southampton, York, Kent and UEL
  • Urban&Civic Group
  • Vet Partners

What our clients say about us

  • Their client service is great. They really understand what we need from them and how they are 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.
    Client
  • I have always found them to be highly professional, very competent and very effective at what they do. If I wants something done right, I will go to Mills & Reeve.
    Landowner client
  • The real estate team is highly responsive, commercially astute and technically strong – a trusted partner that consistently delivers.
    Client

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Our interactive map identifies important changes affecting the real estate industry today and in future, and offers insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.

Real estate blog

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

Environmental, social and governance (ESG)

We help you keep pace with the changes, challenges and opportunities in this rapidly evolving landscape.

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