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Eversheds Sutherland

Real Estate

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Eversheds Sutherland

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Eversheds Sutherland’s real estate team is among the largest in the UK, delivering award-winning advice across the full property lifecycle. We advise 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 Wales office boasts a market-leading team whose practice spans corporate occupiers, development, institutional investors, life sciences, real estate finance, and transport. It is home to the largest dedicated real estate clean energy team in the UK, headed by James Trafford and Geraint Pullin Thomas. The team advises leading energy companies, developers, funders, and inward investors across all technologies and is also active in the data centre space.

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Real Estate - Wales

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland has a highly regarded real estate practice with regional, national and international capabilities. The team is highly skilled in a broad spectrum of real estate work, including acquisitions and disposals, development matters and property leases. It also offers expertise in real estate finance. Its impressive client list includes a number of international developers, investors and corporate occupiers. The team has noted experience in matters concerning the energy and transport sectors.

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Work Highlights

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  • Eversheds Sutherland assisted ReAssure with the granting of leases for electric vehicle charge points across its retail park portfolio in England.

Strengths

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  • The level of client service distinguishes the Eversheds real estate team from others in the industry. They are extremely responsive and have a high level of technical knowledge.

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  • The firm has the ability to integrate advice from various departments to generate a solution that will work in the real world and is legally robust and commercial at the same time.

    Real Estate respondentUK

  • They demonstrate the ability to act speedily on complex matters and provide advice in an easily understandable manner.

    Real Estate respondentUK

  • The work we do with Eversheds Sutherland is complex and time-consuming ,but the team are focused on the end result and are willing to take time to discuss their advice.

    Real Estate respondentUK

  • I always receive great service from the Eversheds Sutherland team on both asset management and transactional matters.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • James Trafford
    James Trafford

    James Trafford

    James Trafford co-heads Eversheds' global real estate team and has particular experience in energy-related real estate matters. He has expertise in a wide range of transactions relating to renewable energy facilities and utilities infrastructure. He offers notable advice on the real estate aspects of major project developments.

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