About

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Pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice makes a powerful difference when you’re making major property decisions. Our real estate team is renowned for developing long-lasting partnerships with clients. We have a reputation for developing and attracting talented, commercially-minded lawyers with an appetite for getting the deal done.

With international expertise and broad experience in every kind of commercial and residential property transaction, we advise clients all over the world including:

  • major property companies
  • institutional investors
  • banks
  • hotel groups
  • public sector organisations
  • corporate occupiers.

Whether it’s a major investment acquisition or disposal, or a routine landlord and tenant matter, you have top legal talent and a highly committed team on your side. You get legal advice that is based on a profound understanding of your business and of the property market. Expert advice that is easy to digest.

We have extensive experience of:

  • investment acquisitions and disposals
  • financings and refinancings
  • development projects including planning and environmental advice
  • sale and leasebacks and other structures
  • management matters.

As well as our core team of real estate lawyers we offer wider services to real estate clients through our finance, tax, corporate and construction specialists.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate: £50-150 million - London (Firms)
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

Stephenson Harwood is noted for its investment work and sizeable development practice, as well as advising on a range of complex landlord and tenant matters. The team is active in transactions involving shopping centres, high-value London property and mixed-use urban redevelopment. The group also handles mandates concerning alternative asset classes, such as care homes and data centres. The firm can offer further strength in the hotels and leisure sector, providing both investment and redevelopment advice.

Work Highlights

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  • Stephenson Harwood advised Schroders on its disposal of a 250-year-long leasehold interest in One Ruskin Square, a nine-storey office building in Croydon in London.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David Sinclair
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David Sinclair
4
Band 4

David Sinclair of Stephenson Harwood provides advice on major development projects in London as well as handling cross-border acquisitions on behalf of international investors expanding their UK property portfolios. His work spans a variety of asset classes, including offices, hotels and infrastructure.

Ranked Lawyers at
Stephenson Harwood LLP

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London (Firms)

Real Estate: £150 million and above

David Sinclair
4
David Sinclair
4
Band 4

Members

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Alexander Chadwick

Catriona Berman

Simon Brading

Head of Department

Stephen Laud