Real Estate

Clyde & Co’s real estate team provides expert advice on all aspects of a transaction, helping clients build communities, drive investment, and create vibrant, sustainable spaces that redefine modern living.

Multi-disciplinary experience in a dynamic market

We have built a formidable knowledge base in the real estate sector as a result of our involvement in numerous projects and cases over many years.

We understand the issues affecting international landowners, property developers, occupiers, local councils and other authorities and investors and provide specialist support across the property life cycle.

Much of the work we do is transactional, involving finance, planning and ongoing occupier-tenant relations. We also have a dedicated real estate litigation team that uses all forms of dispute resolution, with particular prowess in the settlement of claims, adjudication and court action.

Whatever the nature and size of our client’s involvement in real estate, we can help them foresee and overcome legal issues and respond to problems as and when they arise.

Our keen commercial awareness also ensures that the advice we give is shaped to enable our clients to take advantage of the opportunities the market offers.

Our Real Estate Expertise Areas

Living

Living

Retail

Retail

Industrial & Logistics

Industrial & Logistics

Offices

Offices

Hospitality & Leisure

Hospitality & Leisure

Public Sector

Public Sector

Regeneration

Regeneration

Property Specialist: Retail and Consumer

Our team of retail property specialists advise on all legal requirements for retailers and landlords. We understand first-hand the importance of managing portfolios and premises to ensure they are creating value for your business. In this interactive brochure we present our capabilities.

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Property Specialist: Investment

Our extensive investment experience spans all real estate sectors including office, retail, logistics, industrial and residential and we have a particular expertise in high value and complex acquisitions and disposals. In this interactive brochure we present our capabilities.

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Our Real Estate Work

  • All
  • Middle East
  • UK & Europe
  • Acting for U+I Group Plc

    Acting for U+I Group Plc on numerous residential led mixed use regeneration projects, including Preston Barracks, The Deptford Project, Clapham One, Bromley South Central, The Old Vinyl Factory, Circus Street, Brighton, Sittingbourne Town Centre, Holborn Library and the regeneration of a 24-acre site adjacent to Piccadilly Station.

    Joint Venture with Transport for London

    Advising Grainger plc on their landmark Connected Living joint venture with TfL to develop a portfolio of residential BTR schemes across London. We also advised Grainger on their development joint venture with the London borough of Lewisham.

    Acquisition and development of a residential led mixed use development

    Of some 1.2m sq ft at a former commercial building in Blackfriars, working alongside Network Rail. GDV in excess of £1.5bn.

    Acting for a major home improvement retailer

    In relation to a significant re-gear project affecting 77 leases representing an annual saving of between £7m and £9.5m (a 15-20% of aggregate rental liability).

    Acting for a private asset management firm on their entry to the UK shopping centre market

    Secured deals comprising four shopping centres with an aggregate value of £27.2m.

    Acting for an international home improvement company

    Secured a pre-let agreement in relation to their new London headquarters at an annual rent of £2m+.

    Acting on behalf of an international bank

    Over the last three years Clyde & Co has acted for an international bank in connection with a number of UK Commercial Real Estate Islamic Facilities 'in distress' to facilitate the required Shari'ah compliant outcome. 

    Advising a leading specialty, bespoke and (re)insurance business

    Advising them on a number of occupational  transactions allowing the client to restructure its occupational requirements in the City of London including a new HQ at 22 Bishopsgate at an initial rent in excess of £2m creating more than £40m increase in the investment value.  

    Advising on all Real Estate and construction matters concerning the development

    Of one of the first all-electric powered office buildings in central London.

    This was operationally carbon zero from day one of occupation, with electricity from renewable sources.  This was our clients' first office development; we let the entirety of the office accommodation on completion to a London-based fintech company and complete the sale of the capital interest to a new UK-Asia investment vehicle targeting the central London office sector. 

    Advising on the financing aspects of the £300,000,000 West Bar Square scheme

    A mixed-use development in Sheffield, one of the largest mixed-use regeneration schemes  in the North of England in recent years.

  • Advising on a JV and development agreement for a landmark location in Cairo

    Advising the local owner of the land on a joint venture and development agreement for the purposes of constructing a unique commercial and residential real estate project in a landmark location in Cairo.

    Egypt

    Mixed-use real estate development in Cairo

    Advising a sovereign investment fund ​in relation to a mixed-use real estate development in Cairo, Egypt

    Egypt
  • Acting for U+I Group Plc

    Acting for U+I Group Plc on numerous residential led mixed use regeneration projects, including Preston Barracks, The Deptford Project, Clapham One, Bromley South Central, The Old Vinyl Factory, Circus Street, Brighton, Sittingbourne Town Centre, Holborn Library and the regeneration of a 24-acre site adjacent to Piccadilly Station.

    UK & Europe

    Joint Venture with Transport for London

    Advising Grainger plc on their landmark Connected Living joint venture with TfL to develop a portfolio of residential BTR schemes across London. We also advised Grainger on their development joint venture with the London borough of Lewisham.

    United Kingdom

    Assisting our client with the proposed structure of arrangements between 21 landowners

    Our assistance helped to facilitate the bringing forward of development of the Strategic Growth Area comprising circa 4,000 new homes in a borough of Norfolk.

    United Kingdom

    Acquisition and development of a residential led mixed use development

    Of some 1.2m sq ft at a former commercial building in Blackfriars, working alongside Network Rail. GDV in excess of £1.5bn.

    United Kingdom

    Regeneration of a derelict municipal market into an innovation quarter

    To deliver one of Brighton’s biggest ever regeneration projects, which will create 1,500+ jobs and inject more than £280 million into the local economy over a ten year period. We have advised on all aspects of the development throughout from agreement of heads through to the transformation of the land. 
     

    United Kingdom

    Acting for an international home improvement company

    Secured a pre-let agreement in relation to their new London headquarters at an annual rent of £2m+.

    United Kingdom

    Acting for a private asset management firm on their entry to the UK shopping centre market

    Secured deals comprising four shopping centres with an aggregate value of £27.2m.

    United Kingdom

    Acting for a major home improvement retailer

    In relation to a significant re-gear project affecting 77 leases representing an annual saving of between £7m and £9.5m (a 15-20% of aggregate rental liability).

    United Kingdom

    Advising on all Real Estate and construction matters concerning the development

    Of one of the first all-electric powered office buildings in central London.

    This was operationally carbon zero from day one of occupation, with electricity from renewable sources.  This was our clients' first office development; we let the entirety of the office accommodation on completion to a London-based fintech company and complete the sale of the capital interest to a new UK-Asia investment vehicle targeting the central London office sector. 

    United Kingdom

    Continuing to act for one of the UK's leading names in mixed-use developments and urban regeneration

    On its JV with Brentwood council for the redevelopment of council owned sites in the borough.

    United Kingdom

Our Real Estate team

Graeme Taylor
Graeme Taylor

Partner

Stephen Lintott
Stephen Lintott

Partner

Will Deeprose
Will Deeprose

Partner

Daniel Keys
Daniel Keys

Partner

Laura Oliver
Laura Oliver

Partner

John Pearce
John Pearce

Partner

Annabelle Redman
Annabelle Redman

Partner

Rachel Orton
Rachel Orton

Partner

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