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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.

 
Mark Haywood
Mark Haywood
Partner
United Kingdom, Manchester
Mark is an investment, development and mixed-use regeneration specialist with a particular interest in development, forward funding and so-called income strip deals across a range of sectors. Mark has...
Mark Heighton
Mark Heighton
Partner
Co-Head of the CMS International Real Estate Group
United Kingdom, London
Mark Heighton is the Co-Head of the CMS International Real Estate Team. He has been a member of the CMS Board for over 10 years.  He focuses on all aspects of the real estate transactional market advising...
Benjamin Hendry
Benjamin Hendry
Partner
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Ben has advised on corporate finance transactions of numerous shapes and sizes. He acts for a variety of clients, from SME's to major PLC’s and has had exposure to both private and public sector deals...
Tanya Holt
Tanya Holt
Partner
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Tanya is a partner in the Real Estate Group. Tanya acts for a wide range of clients in both the private and public sector on a variety of commercial property transactions including development work and...
Amanda Howard
Amanda Howard
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Amanda leads CMS’s Funds and Indirect Real Estate team and the international CMS Funds Group. Amanda specialises in structuring and equity raisings for real estate funds, complex joint ventures for...
Melanie Hughes
Melanie Hughes
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Melanie Hughes is a Partner in the Real Estate Transactions team based in our London office, joining the firm in 2023 from Michelmores. Melanie is well known for her expertise in mixed use development...
Robin Hutchison
Robin Hutchison
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Robin Hutchison is a Planning and Environment partner who advises companies, public bodies and funders on major projects, developments and transactions. He has a particular focus on planning/consenting...
Nathan Jansen
Nathan Jansen
Partner
United Kingdom, Manchester
Nathan is a partner in our Real Estate office in Manchester. He has a wide range of experience in all aspects of commercial property law. His particular focus is in relation to major retail, industrial...
Simon Johnston
Simon Johnston
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Simon Johnston is a partner in the CMS Finance Group. As well as regularly acting for borrowers and financial institutions on a variety of development, project and investment property and hotels finance...
Sara Keag
Sara Keag
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Sara is a Partner in the Real Estate Disputes team