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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.

 
Darina Kerr
Darina Kerr
Partner
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Darina Kerr specialises in all aspects of Scottish commercial real estate. She advises on property asset management for public and private sector clients and has extensive experience of leasing, development...
Rebecca Kitchingham
Rebecca Kitchingham
Partner
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Rebecca is a Partner in our Property team. Her experience covers all aspects of real estate development and investment work. She acts for a range of property owners, joint ventures and offshore funds...
Neil Lacey
Neil Lacey
Partner
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Neil is a partner based in Liverpool. With over 15 years’ post qualification experience, he has experienced of a broad range of commercial property matters. With particular expertise in relation to...
Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
Partner
United Kingdom, Manchester
 Dave has 20 years real estate experience and is expert in his areas of practice of property development and investment.  He acts for local authorities, major property companies and investors. He has...
Mike McColl
Mike McColl
Partner
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Mike is a Partner in the Real Estate team in Glasgow with over 12 years’ experience advising on real estate transactions in Scotland. Mike specialises in development, investment and asset management...
Alistair  McGrigor
Alistair McGrigor
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Alistair is a Partner in the Construction and Engineering team, specialising in non-contentious construction matters. Alistair has extensive experience in advising clients on all major forms of construction...
Margaret McLean
Margaret McLean
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Margaret McLean is a partner in our Real Estate Team. She heads up our multi-bed property team in Scotland, which focuses in providing real estate, planning, construction and tax support for hotel and...
James Miller
James Miller
Partner
United Kingdom, London
James Miller has been a partner in the Real Estate team since 2004, having joined CMS in 1997. He handles all aspects of commercial property transactions with a particular expertise in the hospitality...
Rebecca Moore
Rebecca Moore
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Rebecca is a partner in the London Real Estate team, with over 14 years’ experience in commercial property. Rebecca advises on a broad range of real estate matters with a particular focus on development...
Jules Needleman
Jules Needleman
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Jules Needleman is a transactional partner in our Real Estate Team.  Based in London, his practice focuses primarily on HQ lettings, investment, development and financing. Jules leads the relationship...