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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.

 
Rebecca Prigg
Rebecca Prigg
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Rebecca is a Partner in the Construction and Engineering team in our London office. She is a commercial construction expert specialising in complex real estate development work. As well as advising on...
Chris Rae
Chris Rae
Partner
Co-head of the Real Estate Sector
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Chris Rae is a partner and Co-head of the Real Estate Sector, based in CMS Glasgow. Chris was named as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer 2024. He advises a broad variety of key clients, including Phoenix...
Anna Ralston-Crane
Anna Ralston-Crane
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Anna is a Partner in the Real Estate Disputes team. Technical and well liked for her straight-talking commercial advice, she advises on a wide range of contentious real estate matters. Anna ensures that...
Leilah Rawle
Leilah Rawle
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Leilah is a Partner in our Real Estate team, specialising in energy and infrastructure projects and networks. She is head of the CMS Real Estate Energy and Infrastructure team and has extensive experience...
Josh Risso-Gill
Josh Risso-Gill
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Josh has more than 25 years’ experience specialising in planning, highway, compulsory purchase and listed building issues. Josh is ranked as a leading planning lawyer in the legal Directories, Practical...
Rebecca Roffe
Rebecca Roffe
Partner
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Rebecca is a Partner in our Planning Group in Sheffield with over 10 years of experience in all planning and environmental matters. She deals with contentious and non-contentious issues for investors...
Dipesh Santilale
Dipesh Santilale
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Dipesh Santilale heads up the Corporate Financial Services transactions team and is a member of the CMS Private Equity team. Dipesh regularly advises UK and international financial institutions on M&A...
Marie Scott
Marie Scott
Partner
Co-head of the Real Estate Practice Group
United Kingdom, London
Marie Scott is Co-head of the Real Estate Practice Group. In this position, she jointly leads an international team of over 800 lawyers. She acts for a variety of private sector clients in relation to...
Jeremy Shields
Jeremy Shields
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Jeremy is a partner in our Real Estate Team. He advises on all aspects of commercial real estate matters, acting for institutional investors on sales, purchases, lettings and development work for all...
Paul Smith
Paul Smith
Partner
Head of the CMS Energy, Projects and Construction Group
United Kingdom, London
Paul Smith is Head of the CMS Energy, Projects and Construction (EPC) Group and Co-head of the firm’s Infrastructure & Projects Group. He leads an international team of over 200 lawyers. He has extensive...