Acquisitions & disposals

Our experienced Real Estate lawyers, based in Kent, advise on all aspects of acquisition and disposal whether owner-occupation or for investment.

We work with institutional investors, operating businesses, the public sector, estates and private individuals and in acquiring portfolios of properties.

Our particular expertise includes:

• Acting for a PLC on the disposal of a number of its freehold sites for a value in excess of £40 million
• Advising a Middle Eastern family office in respect of a wide range of residential and commercial investments including industrial, retail and motor retail assets
• Working with a large motor retail client in connection with multiple acquisitions, including providing complex planning, construction and funding advice.

Our Real Estate lawyers, based in Kent but acting for clients nationally, form one of the largest and most experienced teams in the region. We offer commercial advice and a London style service that helps you achieve your objectives as swiftly and cost effectively as possible.

We place an emphasis on understanding your commercial strategies and tailoring our services accordingly. We act for a wide variety of commercial clients including businesses, individuals, house builders and developers, pension funds, retailers, restauranteurs, charities, lenders, local authorities and other public sector organisations.

Our Real Estate lawyers practice in areas including:

• Acquisitions and disposals
• Portfolio asset management
• Commercial and residential development
• Real estate finance
• Agricultural property
• Planning
• Construction
• Real estate disputes.

The size of the team and level of experience and expertise that we have, means that we can deploy specialist Real Estate lawyers at all levels, as appropriate. We can also draw on support from the firm’s very strong Corporate, Commercial, Employment and Private Wealth teams.