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Real Estate Development lawyers

Competition for sites, access to funding, changing legislation, achieving planning consent, rights to light issues and community infrastructure levy are just a few of the challenges facing developers in today’s real estate market.

Whether your development is mixed use, commercial, residential or an urban regeneration project, our team of real estate specialists can help you navigate the entire development cycle from site acquisition right through to lettings and disposal.

Our real estate group includes experts in real estate finance, planning, disputes, construction and tax, allowing us to provide developer clients with specialist advice at each stage of the development process.

Working together with clients including Land Securities, Berkeley Group, Crest, Taylor Wimpey, Sainsbury’s, Imperial College London and Battersea Power Station, we are involved in some of the most significant urban regeneration, residential, retail, leisure, office, hotel, PRS, student accommodation and mixed use development projects on going across the UK at the moment.

 
Sophie Thomas
Sophie Thomas
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Sophie Thomas is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate department
Alexandra Tuck
Alexandra Tuck
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Bristol
Alexandra is a Senior Associate in the tax team. Alexandra advises on all aspects of corporate taxation, including direct taxes, VAT, stamp duty and SDLT, and advises corporate, institutional, governmental...
Brad Woodroffe
Brad Woodroffe
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Brad is a senior associate in the Construction and Engineering Department. Brad specialises in advising in relation to construction and engineering projects, both international and domestic and both public...
Ben York
Ben York
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Ben is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate department
David Young
David Young
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
David is a Senior Associate in the Construction & Engineering Team. David specialises in real estate development and works closely with colleagues in CMS’s Real Estate group providing non-contentious...
Chris Beesley
Chris Beesley
Associate
United Kingdom, Manchester
Chris is an Associate within the Manchester Real Estate team, providing commercial and pragmatic advice on the acquisition, development, management, and disposal of real estate assets. Chris acts for...
Emma Brendling
Emma Brindle-Lowndes
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Emma is an associate in the Real Estate team in London. During her training contract, Emma also spent time in the Construction & Engineering and Corporate and Leveraged Finance & Infrastructure Project...
Katie Cabrey
Katie Cabrey
Associate
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Katie Cabrey is an associate in the Real Estate Team at CMS Glasgow.  Katie has experience in a variety of real estate transactions including acquisitions and disposals, asset management and pro-bono...
Francesca Clarke
Francesca Clarke
Associate
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Francesca Clarke is an Associate in the Real Estate department advising on a wide range of non-contentious property issues. She joined CMS on qualification following training at a regional West Midlands...
Patrick Fenlon
Patrick Fenlon
Associate
United Kingdom, Manchester
Patrick Fenlon is an Associate in the Planning team. Patrick has experience advising clients in relation to energy and infrastructure projects, nuclear decommissioning and environmental permitting. He...