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Burness Paull

Real Estate: £10 million and above

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Burness Paull

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Real Estate: £10 million and above - Scotland

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Burness Paull is a major player in the market, handling a broad range of real estate matters, including large-scale residential and retail developments and complicated investment and portfolio work for high-profile clients. The firm is also prominent in advising on major regeneration schemes across Scotland. It frequently handles transactions in the private rental and student accommodation sectors, as well as offering property support to clients in the oil and gas industry.

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Work Highlights

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  • Burness Paull advised Barclays Bank on the Scots law aspects of its acquisition of Tesco Personal Finance's retail banking business. The team provided advice on various leasing matters related to the transaction.

Strengths

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  • Burness Paull has an experienced team with fantastic breadth and a wealth of knowledge.

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  • Burness Paull has skilled lawyers adept at dealing with complex scenarios and problem solving.

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  • The team are highly responsive and are thoroughly nice and knowledgeable people to deal with. They have good organisational skills.

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  • The firm is very client-focused so we have a really positive working relationship.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Richard Rennie
    Richard Rennie

    Richard Rennie

    Richard Rennie represents leading developers and investors in high-value real estate mandates. He is dual-qualified in both Scotland and England and is able to advise on a variety of complex deals.

    • Richard is an extremely impressive lawyer.

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    • Richard offers excellent, insightful views and is extremely responsive and accommodating.

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  • Nicholas Naddell
    Nicholas Naddell

    Nicholas Naddell

    Nicholas Naddell advises high-profile investors and corporate occupiers on a wide variety of commercial real estate deals. He is additionally experienced in assisting clients in the hotels sector.

    • Nicholas Naddell is all-round very strong, knowledgeable and approachable.

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    • He's a top man. He's very nice, tenacious and sensible to deal with.

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  • David Stewart
    David Stewart

    David Stewart

    David Stewart frequently acts on behalf of international investors in relation to complex commercial property transactions. His practice also takes in big-ticket development projects.
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  • Scott Peterkin
    Scott Peterkin

    Scott Peterkin

    Scott Peterkin is experienced in handling major property developments, particularly residential and housing-led mixed-use schemes.

    • Scott is very deal-focused.

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  • Richard Goodfellow
    Richard Goodfellow

    Richard Goodfellow

    Richard Goodfellow assists residential and commercial property developers, in addition to investors and corporate occupiers. He is particularly knowledgeable with regard to the housebuilding sector.

    • Richard is a really smart lawyer.

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  • John Strachan
    John Strachan

    John Strachan

    John Strachan is experienced in commercial real estate investment, including acquisitions and disposals. He also demonstrates strength in development matters.
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  • Nicola Scott
    Nicola Scott

    Nicola Scott

    Nicola Scott handles a variety of real estate transactions, including investment acquisition and sales, financing and commercial leasing for both landlord and tenant. She assists clients from a range of sectors including retail, offices, student accommodation and renewable energy.

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