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Burges Salmon LLP

Real Estate

UK Guide 2026 : South West


Burges Salmon LLP

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About

Provided by Burges Salmon LLP

Our award-winning Real Estate team offers a comprehensive range of real estate legal services across commercial and residential real estate.

We provide transactional, advisory and dispute resolution expertise to investors, developers, occupiers, private clients, public sector bodies and conservation organisations. We work on high-profile investment and development projects and international cross-border work. Our work with clients covers all aspect of the real estate lifecycle, from strategic land to investment, development, finance, asset management and occupier representation.

With lawyers qualified in all three UK legal jurisdictions, we are recognised for our strategic and practical advice on developing, investing in, financing and occupying UK property.

We advise on:

• Structured real estate transactions and M&A

• Property holding structures and joint ventures

• Strategic land acquisition and promotion advice

• Buying and selling land, including option and future profit-sharing arrangements

• All aspects of landlord and tenant work including property dispute resolution

• Real estate portfolio management

• Lending secured on real estate assets

• Assisting with recoveries for lenders when borrowers default

• Enabling regeneration schemes

• Buying and selling high-value residential property for investment or owner occupation

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - South West

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Burges Salmon has an outstanding real estate practice with significant experience of investment transactions and asset management. Its lawyers regularly advise retailers, major landowners and institutional investors. The team also has extensive expertise in development, particularly of student accommodation and mixed-use schemes. It has notable strength in advising clients on redevelopment and regeneration projects, as well as headquarters relocations and large-scale lettings.

Work Highlights

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  • Burges Salmon advised Border to Coast Pensions Partnership on the launch of its £1.2 billon UK real estate fund. The fund's portfolio comprises 65 assets, including office, retail, care home, student accommodation, industrial and warehouse space across 26 UK counties.

Strengths

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  • The firm showed attention to detail and was very consistent.

    Real Estate respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Richard Clark
    Band 1Richard Clark

    Richard Clark

    Richard Clark acts on disposals, redevelopments and lettings for a broad range of clients including public bodies, retailers and international and domestic developers.

    • We received excellent advice from Richard.

      Real Estate respondentUK
  • Band 1Ross Polkinghorne
    Band 1Ross Polkinghorne

    Ross Polkinghorne

    Ross Polkinghorne is a respected property lawyer in Burges Salmon's Bristol real estate development team. He frequently advises on major redevelopment and regeneration projects in the region.
    • Ross Polkinghorne is a very strong lawyer.

      Real Estate respondentUK
  • Band 4Philip Beer
    Band 4Philip Beer

    Philip Beer

    Philip Beer advises on large-scale redevelopment projects, mixed-use development schemes, real estate transactions and procurement matters. He has experience in brownfield and greenfield issues, and has acted in matters involving complex remediation and decommissioning.

  • Band 4Richard Read
    Band 4Richard Read

    Richard Read

    Richard Read heads the real estate investment and asset management team at Burges Salmon. His work includes portfolio acquisitions, disposals and refinancings as well as significant corporate occupier work.

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South West

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