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With a recently strong UK real estate market struggling to keep up with demand, competition for prime assets is higher than ever. In addition to availability, landlords, developers, asset managers, investors and occupiers face a range of challenges and opportunities in the current climate. These include the increasing globalisation of the real estate investment market, the growing demand for а high quality built environment with continued focus on achieving sustainability, and the increased use of technology and rising cyber security risks.

With one of the largest real estate teams in the UK, we have the resource and expertise our clients need to respond to this fast-paced market. Our lawyers provide decisive, pragmatic solutions allowing clients to react quickly to seize opportunities. With dedicated planning, finance, tax, construction and dispute specialists as part of the group, we are able to ensure that our clients are realising the most value possible from their assets.

We are one of the few City-based firms able to offer clients a truly full UK-wide service with offices in London, Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield and Reading.

In addition to our UK offering, we have real estate lawyers in 70 offices worldwide, making our Real Estate and Construction Practice one of the largest specialist teams worldwide.

We are very proud to be working with some of the most dynamic real estate businesses around at the moment. Our clients range from large international and private investors to developers, universities, utility providers and occupiers.

 
Carol Nisbet
Carol Nisbet
Partner
Office Managing Partner
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Carol Nisbet is a partner in the Real Estate Group advising clients on a broad cross-section of mandates including commercial leasing, investment acquisitions and disposals, development work and secured...
Philip Norman
Philip Norman
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Philip Norman is a partner in the CMS Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Team.  For nearly 30 years Philip has focused on international dispute resolution, with a specialism in international arbitration...
Amy Norton
Amy Norton
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Amy Norton is a Real Estate partner based in CMS Edinburgh specialising in development and investment in both the public and private sectors, advising clients on some of the most significant infrastructure...
Chris Oakley
Chris Oakley
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Chris is a partner in our Real Estate Group with experience acting for domestic and international clients in relation to development and regeneration projects as well as investment and occupational work. ...
Paul Paling
Paul Paling
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Paul Paling is a Partner in the Real Estate Transactions team based in our London office, joining the firm in 2023 from Michelmores. Paul qualified in 1984 and has extensive experience and contacts in...
David Parton
David Parton
Partner
Head, Construction & Engineering
United Kingdom, London
David is a partner and Head of the firm’s Construction and Engineering Team.  He has over 20 years’ industry experience advising on all aspects of infrastructure, construction and energy projects...
Kirsten Partridge
Kirsten Partridge
Partner
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Kirsten Partridge is partner in the Real Estate Team at CMS Glasgow specialising in retail leasing and development, investment sales and purchases, with a particular focus on institutional investors...
Jeremy Phillips
Jeremy Phillips
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Jeremy is a partner in the firm's Corporate team with over 25 years' experience advising on a broad range of corporate finance and equity capital markets transactions. He advises UK and multinational...
Hugh Picton Phillipps
Hugh Picton Phillipps
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Hugh is a partner in the Real Estate team. Hugh provides advice on a full range of real estate services and specialises in institutional investment and development based commercial real estate transactions...
Emma Pinkerton
Emma Pinkerton
Partner
United Kingdom, Bristol
Emma Pinkerton is a partner in our Real Estate Disputes team. She works closely with our wider Real Estate team where she provides advice based on her in depth experience of all types of property disputes...