Real Estate: £10 million and above
UK Guide 2025 : North West
Band 2
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With one of the largest multi-disciplinary real estate practices in the UK, Shoosmiths brings leading insight and expertise to any property transaction or dispute, regardless of size or complexity, ensuring a highly-skilled and commercial approach that goes beyond simply advising on ‘the law’.
Shoosmiths delivers national solutions supplemented with local knowledge, allowing us to bring the best of both worlds to our clients’ transactions. With 13 locations across the UK, our knowledge of our cities and regions, as well as the connections we have in the local markets and sectors, means we can support our clients in a more intimate way, which factors in the nuances of those markets.
Our solutions-focused approach means we take time to really understand our clients’ objectives and the drivers behind their deals. We like to get to know our clients, ensuring we fully align with their wider real estate ambitions and appreciate their diverse requirements and challenges. We want to understand their strategic drivers so that we can be proactive, intuitive and get them to their goals swiftly. One size does not fit all.
Delivering real estate projects which help shape the landscape and communities in which we live and work is a genuine motivator for our lawyers and at the heart of Shoosmiths’ real estate offering. Our lawyers are naturally inquisitive and excited both by the law and doing deals.
In short, we live and breathe real estate.
Chambers Review
Shoosmiths has a highly rated team in Manchester with strong development and investment credentials. The firm handles a number of significant mixed-use urban regeneration projects across the UK and offers expertise in real estate finance and leasing transactions. It has additional experience advising clients on the acquisition, disposal, construction and funding of residential development schemes. The team acts for a wide variety of clients, including investors, developers and construction companies, as well as companies from the hospitality sector.
Work Highlights
- Shoosmiths provided advice to the Royal Exchange Theatre Company on its letting of a Grade II listed theatre in Manchester.
Strengths
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"The Shoosmiths team is very personable and professional, and offers a good, responsive service. It has the balance right between being pragmatic, commercial and technically very good at what it does."
"The lawyers at Shoosmiths all have excellent legal knowledge and are very competent at dealing with complex matters. Their service level is excellent and they are always very prompt to respond."
"The team at Shoosmiths' technical knowledge and ability to deal with difficult legal points is first class. Its lawyers always communicate speedily and efficiently."
"Shoosmiths has the depth of expertise across numerous departments to deal very capably with multi-faceted transactions requiring input which goes beyond transactional real estate."
"Shoosmiths offers a very good quality of service. Its lawyers are quick and concise."
"The Shoosmiths team is very personable and professional, and offers a good, responsive service. It has the balance right between being pragmatic, commercial and technically very good at what it does."
"The lawyers at Shoosmiths all have excellent legal knowledge and are very competent at dealing with complex matters. Their service level is excellent and they are always very prompt to respond."
"The team at Shoosmiths' technical knowledge and ability to deal with difficult legal points is first class. Its lawyers always communicate speedily and efficiently."
"Shoosmiths has the depth of expertise across numerous departments to deal very capably with multi-faceted transactions requiring input which goes beyond transactional real estate."
"Shoosmiths offers a very good quality of service. Its lawyers are quick and concise."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Pattinson is the head of the Northern real estate offering at Shoosmiths and primarily assists clients with development matters. He has particular expertise advising on mandates relating to student accommodation and mixed-use developments.
"Andrew Pattinson is a very good lawyer."
Emma Tonge is an investment and development lawyer at Shoosmiths who has experience acting for clients on acquisitions and development projects. She is a key part of the firm's student sector team and has particular expertise in development projects that incorporate the creation of purpose-built student accommodation, build to rent and other residential and mixed-used schemes.
"Emma Tonge is an excellent lawyer who always provides a fantastic level of service and has a clear awareness of the needs of our business."
"Emma is thorough, calm under pressure and can be relied upon to deliver whatever is asked of her, on time and to a very high standard."
Patrick Duffy is the head of core real estate in Shoosmiths' Manchester office. He has significant experience in acting for clients on investment acquisitions and sales and development projects.
"Patrick Duffy is a very personable, detailed and diligent lawyer who is also very practical. He understands what points have commercial value."
Kirsty Chalkley focuses on commercial development matters, with a particular emphasis on the later living, hotel and leisure sectors. She often acts for clients, including developers and tenants, on land acquisitions, disposals and forward-funding transactions.
"She is very diligent and a very strong communicator. She understands the commercial aspects of a deal which is incredibly useful."
Ranked Lawyers at
Shoosmiths LLP
North West
Members
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Head of Department
Clare Ruth
Daniel Monaghan
James Brodie
Paul Gidman
Clients
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Allied London
Estee Lauder Cosmetics Limited
Euro Car Parks
Lend Lease Residential
Marston’s plc
Muse Developments