About

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Steptoe’s UK-based real estate practice delivers comprehensive advisory and transactional services tailored to clients operating in the UK. Our experienced real estate practice delivers bespoke, forward-thinking advice that helps clients thrive in the UK market.

We are widely recognized for providing exceptional service across areas such as acquisition and disposal investment transactions, development, promotion, landlord and tenant matters, and asset management.

We negotiate banking facilities, funding agreements, development management agreements, construction documentation, and create joint venture entities and structures for co-investment and development projects. Contested lease renewals and dilapidations advisory form a significant part of our UK-focused work. We collaborate with Steptoe’s seasoned litigators to resolve construction and real estate issues across a range of forums.

In more than 100 years of practice, Steptoe* has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com. (*Steptoe LLP, Steptoe International (UK) LLP, and affiliated entities.)

Chambers Review

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Real Estate: £10-50 million - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For

Steptoe's real estate team continues to be a key player in matters concerning data centres, residential development and retail property. Lawyers in the group pool together knowledge on development, investment and property management to advise a wide range of clients on complex matters. The team also possesses niche expertise in matters concerning retirement living facilities and often represents investors and other clients in possession of substantial property portfolios.

Work Highlights

  • Steptoe UK acted for Audley Group in its acquisition of a site in Lingfield for the development of a retirement village. This involved advising on the acquisition agreement, structure and post-completion planning matters.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew Farmer
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Matthew Farmer
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Band 2

Matthew Farmer advises on development matters, from land acquisitions through to final sales, as well as a range of real estate investment transactions. He advises on residential schemes as well as commercial projects including the development of business parks.

Matthew is always quick to respond and is adaptable.

Simon Collis
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Simon Collis
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Band 2

Simon Collis advises UK and international clients on the full remit of commercial real estate, with particular strength in acquisitions and redevelopments.

Simon is intuitive and commercial.

Simon is always very detailed in his approach.

Ranked Lawyers at
Steptoe LLP

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London (Firms)

Real Estate: £10-50 million

Matthew Farmer
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Matthew Farmer
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Band 2
Simon Collis
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Simon Collis
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Band 2

Members

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Sam Kelly

Simon Collis