Burges Salmon LLP, Real Estate | Chambers UK Profile

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

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.

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Work Highlights

Burges Salmon advised Translink on its procurement of a real estate development partner, MRP, for a £500 million mixed-use project in Belfast.

Strengths

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Burges Salmon's experienced lead partners are supported by strong real estate associates. The team is attentive and available..

Real Estate respondent
UK

The team is able to explain complex situations and bring clients along with its advice. It offers realistic advice and is prepared to listen to other consultants advice and adjust accordingly.

Real Estate respondent
UK

There is an excellent range of specialism across the organisation to draw from.

Real Estate respondent
UK

Burges Salmon's experienced lead partners are supported by strong real estate associates. The team is attentive and available..

Real Estate respondent
UK

The team is able to explain complex situations and bring clients along with its advice. It offers realistic advice and is prepared to listen to other consultants advice and adjust accordingly.

Real Estate respondent
UK

There is an excellent range of specialism across the organisation to draw from.

Real Estate respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Richard Clark

Band 1

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

Richard Clark facilitates very sound relationships and acts on complex projects.

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Ross Polkinghorne

Band 1

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 very personable and approachable. He takes a human and pragmatic approach to things and is positive in his approach.

He is a very strong negotiator.

Ross is an excellent, results-focused lawyer.

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Philip Beer

Band 4

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.

Philip is an expert practitioner, effectively applying and adapting his significant experience of advising on major real estate projects in London and the South East into a regional context.

Philip is very good at communicating and drawing on internal expertise.

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Richard Read

Head of Real Estate

Band 4

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.

Rick has been an excellent partner to our business.

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