Real Estate: £50-150 million
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 1
About
Provided by Maples Teesdale LLP
Maples Teesdale are the UK’s leading real estate law specialists, providing innovative and truly partner led service. Our sole focus is on real estate. This means that all of our experience, knowledge, work and industry relationships are focused on helping our clients and their property requirements. We act for institutional fund managers, property companies, lenders and occupiers. We are instructed by 22 listed companies, and their subsidiaries, on their real estate needs.
We have a total head count of circa 80 people, comprising 60 lawyers, including 18 partners, together with about 20 support staff. Our commercial property team is similar in size to the property teams of many of our much larger competitors. We have one office in the City of London. All of our clients receive full partner commitment and attention. We handle all aspects of commercial real estate, including construction, real estate litigation, real estate finance, planning and corporate work.
Chambers Review
Maples Teesdale is a distinguished real estate boutique with excellent credentials in UK commercial property. Its bench of expert lawyers is regularly called upon by a range of pension funds, property companies, developers and financial institutions. The team has notable strength in strategic investment transactions concerning hotels and shopping centres, as well as handling mixed-use development work. It also handles corporate headquarters relocations and redevelopments on behalf of both landlords and occupiers.
Work Highlights
- Maples Teesdale represented Yoo Capital in relation to the asset management of Shephard's Bush Market and the surrounding estate.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We are very confident in the Maples Teesdale team's ability to handle all the matters that arise on typically complex estates."
"The Maples Teesdale team is easy to contact, thorough and personable."
"The firm was quick to pick up on complex matters and understand what matters to us."
"Their team is excellent and able to draw on input from relevant experts at all stages of the transaction, including planning, commercial and funding advice, along with general real estate inputs."
"We are very confident in the Maples Teesdale team's ability to handle all the matters that arise on typically complex estates."
"The Maples Teesdale team is easy to contact, thorough and personable."
"The firm was quick to pick up on complex matters and understand what matters to us."
"Their team is excellent and able to draw on input from relevant experts at all stages of the transaction, including planning, commercial and funding advice, along with general real estate inputs."
Notable Practitioners
Declan Power assists clients with a wide range of property concerns, including office relocations, leasing negotiations and strategic investment transactions. He has notable experience in matters concerning retail property and industrial estates.
"Declan is very experienced and approachable."
"Declan's interpretation is strong and provides good advice where there is no black and white answer."
Roger Thornton handles a broad array of work for investment funds, development companies and landowners. He is adept at handling portfolio purchases, sales and asset management, as well as advising on retail-led investment and development projects.
Ranked Lawyers at
Maples Teesdale LLP
London (Firms)
Members
Provided by Maples Teesdale LLP
Anastasia Klein
Charles Elgood
Chris Xitsas
John Bosworth
Jon Blackburn
Katherine Watts
Liam MacDonnell
Mark Harryman
Martin Smith
Neil Sagoo
Paul Burke
Head of Department
Rosalind Cullis
Sam Nichols
Tim Dodd
Zoe Miller
Clients
Provided by Maples Teesdale LLP
Alchemy Asset Management
Avignon Capital
BPL Global
CBRE Investment Management
CLS Holdings plc
Cheyne Capital
City of London Corporation
City, University London
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Ellandi
Europa Capital
Fremantle Media
Henry Boot plc
Investec
Lands Improvement Holdings
Legal & General
Maslow Capital
Mileway
Patrizia
Pictet Alternative Advisors
RSA plc
RSM
Sky
Tristan Capital
US Embassy
Workspace plc
Yoo Capital
abrdn
Industries
Provided by Maples Teesdale LLP
Build-to-rent
Commercial real estate
Construction
Education
Embassy
Financial Services
HNWI
Hotels & Leisure
Industrial
Logistics
Media
Offices
PRS
Professional Services
Retail
Student Accommodation
Technology & Telecoms
Transport