Burness Paull, Real Estate | Chambers UK Profile

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Real Estate: £10 million and above - Scotland

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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

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.

Real Estate: £10 million and above respondent
UK

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

Real Estate: £10 million and above respondent
UK

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

Real Estate: £10 million and above respondent
UK

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

Real Estate: £10 million and above respondent
UK

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

Real Estate: £10 million and above respondent
UK

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

Real Estate: £10 million and above respondent
UK

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

Real Estate: £10 million and above respondent
UK

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

Real Estate: £10 million and above respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Richard Rennie

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Band 1

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.

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

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Nicholas Naddell

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Band 2

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.

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

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David Stewart

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Band 3

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

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Band 3

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

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Band 4

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

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Band 5

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

5

Nicola Scott

5

Band 5

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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Richard Rennie

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Nicholas Naddell

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David Stewart

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Scott Peterkin

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Richard Goodfellow

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John Strachan

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Nicola Scott

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