Real Estate
UK Guide 2025 : Yorkshire
Band 2
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Squire Patton Boggs regularly advises on hospitality and leisure developments, as well as transactions involving residential, office and mixed-use schemes. The practice represents investors and public sector clients in relation to property acquisitions and portfolio reorganisations. The team's other areas of strength include property finance and leasing work in the retail sector. It also has a substantial corporate occupiers practice.
Work Highlights
- Squire Patton Boggs advised the English Cities Fund on its development agreement with Bradford City Council relating to City Village, Bradford.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Squire Patton Boggs is a very business-focussed group that is really easy to talk to."
"The lawyers in the team are very focussed on making sure clients get what they need."
"The team is very responsive and articulates its advice to clients well."
"It is a thorough, strategic and commercial group."
"Squire Patton Boggs is a very business-focussed group that is really easy to talk to."
"The lawyers in the team are very focussed on making sure clients get what they need."
"The team is very responsive and articulates its advice to clients well."
"It is a thorough, strategic and commercial group."
Notable Practitioners
Matthew Dalzell leads the European real estate practice group at the firm. He regularly advises real estate investors and developers on various real estate transactions. He is particularly adept at assisting with pre-lets and pre-sales for development.
"Matthew is an outstanding professional."
Prew Lumley is head of the national real estate retail team at the firm. She frequently acts for clients on the acquisition and leasing of commercial and industrial property.
"Prew Lumley gets right to the point and understands business."
"Prew is good to work with. She is a very practical, sensible lawyer."
"She is very seasoned and practical with advice, knowing where to negotiate or where to stay firm. She has tremendous leadership skills, makes things very understandable and is very responsive."
Karen French is a partner at the firm's Leeds office. She is knowledgeable on a broad range of real estate matters, with a particular focus on high-value corporate occupier work. She also has strong experience advising on transactional matters pertaining to industrial properties, including sales and leases.
"Karen always talks in a manner that makes even the most complicated property matter understandable."
"She can be relied on for providing realistic and practical advice."
David Chan is noted for high-value commercial development work advising clients on mixed-use redevelopments across the leisure and hospitality sectors. He also has experience with refinancing, sales and disposals.
"David is very commercial, pragmatic and understands client's tolerance for risk very well."