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Eversheds Sutherland’s real estate team is one of the largest in the UK, delivering award-winning advice across the full property lifecycle. We support investors, developers, funders, occupiers, and public sector bodies on complex, high-value matters throughout the UK and Europe. Our integrated approach spans planning, construction, tax, finance, and corporate disciplines, ensuring strategic, outcome-driven solutions. Over the past three years, we have advised on more than £25bn of transactions, including investment and development deals, joint ventures, regeneration schemes, and portfolio transactions.

Our Manchester Real Estate group provides a comprehensive service to a varied portfolio of clients, focusing on Corporate Real Estate, Government and Infrastructure, and Investment Management Services. Trusted by clients to handle high-value and strategically important transactions, the team is one of the most established in the North West. It continues to grow, complementing expertise across retail, financial services, energy, diversified industrials, and healthcare.

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Real Estate: £10 million and above - North West

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What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland offers first-class development and investment capability, regularly advising on complex and high-profile regeneration and development schemes. It is skilled in a variety of transactional matters, with particular experience in sale and leasebacks. The team offers impressive expertise in sectors such as financial services, care facilities, residential and retail. Its clients include national developers and international investors.

Work Highlights

  • Eversheds Sutherland assisted Morrisons Supermarkets with the disposal of its fuel business to Motor Fuel Group, quoted at £2.5 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Elizabeth Cartwright
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Elizabeth Cartwright
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Elizabeth Cartwright is head of the firm's corporate real estate team, with experience in the senior living, industrial and defence sectors, among others. She advises on the full range of real estate matters, including acquisitions, disposals, and sale and leaseback transactions.

Elizabeth Cartwright works very hard for us and provides a first-class service.

Elizabeth provides proactive support throughout the transactions.

Elizabeth provides a great service and ensures that her team are coordinated, available and applied, as required.

Phillip Tunney
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Phillip Tunney
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Phillip Tunney frequently advises healthcare providers, investors and corporates on high-value real estate transactions. He has a particularly strong practice in the chemicals sector.

Phillip is an exceptional legal professional and shows unwavering commitment to achieving the best outcomes.

Phillip consistently demonstrates professionalism, integrity and a client-focused approach, ensuring that each issue is handled with care and precision.

Phillip Tunney leads a number of complex matters for us.

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Eversheds Sutherland

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Elizabeth Cartwright
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Elizabeth Cartwright
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Phillip Tunney
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Phillip Tunney
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