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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.

 
Carol Nisbet
Carol Nisbet
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Matthew Speed
Matthew Speed
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Matthew Speed is a partner in the Real Estate Team at CMS London and has over 20 years' experience as a commercial real estate lawyer. He advises developers, investors and institutions, undertaking a...
Clive Swillman
Clive Swillman
Partner
Head of Real Estate Finance Group
United Kingdom, London
Clive Swillman is a Partner in our Finance team and Head of our Real Estate Finance Group. He advises lenders, sponsors and borrowers on a wide range of transactions both domestic and international including...