Real estate planning and construction

Corporate real estate

Corporate real estate

Introduction and overview to corporate real estate

We field a full-service commercial property department, which is adept in handling investments, landlord and tenant work, finance transactions and development projects. The practice is particularly active in the corporate occupier space.

Corporate real estate transactions have advanced in their scale and complexity enormously in the last ten years. Our clients demand lawyers who reflect this and their need for driven, decisive and timely advice.

How our solicitors can help with corporate real estate

Key services offered

Acquisitions and disposals

Deals which are fundamentally driven by the transfer of real estate will generally involve ownership of property moving from seller to buyer. However, for a variety of reasons the buyer and seller may prefer to structure the deal as the transfer of ownership of a company or other structure which already owns the property assets.

As well as offering the type of technical excellence many law firms are able to provide in relation to both corporate and property law, our extensive experience of providing corporate and commercial advice to clients in the real estate sector means we provide a more focused and commercial service on this type of transaction.

Dealing with corporate lawyers who understand the real estate market, and real estate lawyers who understand corporate issues, means that we identify and resolve problems at an early stage. Our advice is always based on a pragmatic and commercial approach.

We handle deals of varying levels of size and complexity - from nine-figure purchases of pure property SPV companies, to deals with a smaller price tag but other complicating factors such as large groups of individual selling shareholders.

Real estate finance

Our experienced team of specialist real estate and corporate lawyers are able to assist you in funding any asset. We act for lenders (institutional lenders, private and foreign banks, development funders) and borrowers of all types across a wide range of property classes and sectors.

Working together, we provide seamless advice on structuring any form of debt facility secured against any type of UK property. We have experience in acting for both senior and mezzanine lenders and are well-used to dealing with cross-border transactions.

Our pragmatic and commercial advice ensures that transactions of every level of value and complexity are dealt with quickly and efficiently. We welcome the opportunity to talk to you about your real estate financing needs.

Why choose Russell-Cooke for corporate real estate?

About our real estate planning and constructionteam

We act on complex, multi-dimensional and multi-jurisdictional matters on a regular basis. We take a measured and unstuffy approach to solving problems. We consider ourselves to be part of our clients’ professional inner circles and have a wide network of international advisers that allows us to seamlessly project manage transactions involving other jurisdictions.

We often advise our clients at an early stage on structuring and tactical issues in preliminary negotiations. We would be delighted to talk to you then, or at whatever stage your project has reached.

Testimonials and legal directory quotes

Here are some comments made about us.

 

The team is very responsive and provides down to earth commercial and pragmatic advice. Every challenge thrown at them is always met head-on, with no issues or pushback with more complex matters.
The Legal 500 (2025)
The firm balances the needs of providing legal advice with the commerciality of the client and their needs.
The Legal 500 (2025)

Charging information

We offer fixed priced options for clients depending on their budget and the size, type and complexity of the work involved.

We would be pleased to discuss your requirements free of charge and tailor a costs proposal accordingly.

Alternatively, our charges will sometimes be based on our hourly rates plus administrative charges and disbursements in which case we will provide you with an initial estimate of your likely legal costs and will update this as your requirements or the circumstances of the work change.

Get in touch

If you would like to speak with a member of the team you can contact our real estate planning and construction solicitors; Holborn office (Email Holborn) +44 (0)20 3826 7523; Kingston office (Email Kingston) +44 (0)20 3826 7518; Putney office (Email Putney) +44 (0)20 3826 7518 or complete our form.

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