Property and real estate

Real estate lawyers

Our real estate solicitors offer an experienced pair of hands providing you with an end-to-end service in the dynamic and challenging world of real estate. We recognise each real estate project is different and we treat each of them with the equal importance they deserve, no matter the scale or size of the transaction or client. 

Our expertise

Our real estate solicitors offer an experienced pair of hands providing you with an end-to-end service in the dynamic and challenging world of real estate.

Our real estate team comprises of over 30 highly experienced individuals encompassing all aspects of real estate law who will work alongside you to achieve your key objectives and ensure your transaction proceeds smoothly.

Our team ranges in level of seniority meaning we can easily cater to your needs. All of our matters are closely supervised at partner-level so whilst we can provide value for money through full utilisation of our team, we also provide high quality level of service.

We have leading lawyers in the fields of residential and commercial development, strategic land, real estate finance, real estate investment, real estate occupiers, affordable housing, construction, planning and public procurement. 

Large enough to provide a comprehensive range of legal services while maintaining strong client relationships at partner level.

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Awaab's Law: Ensuring Safe and Healthy Homes for Social Housing Tenants

Awaab's Law is a significant legislative measure introduced in the UK to enhance the safety and quality of social housing. Awaab’s Law was first introduced in 2023 in the landmark Social Housing Regulation Act 2023 and is scheduled to come into force in October this year.

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Published on 18 February 2025
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Will English devolution speed up the delivery of new homes?

The government is convinced that English devolution will help to resolve one of the main sources of tension between central and local government, namely Labour’s undertaking to deliver 1.5m new homes by the end of its term, a key component of its growth agenda. But will this this ‘devolution revolution’ deliver?

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Published on 18 February 2025
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Commercial real estate legal update: a guide to changes in 2024

At our real estate conference in January 2025, David Slade outlined the main legal changes affecting the property market in 2024. Here, we explain those changes in some detail, from initiatives to regenerate the high street, to rises to SDLT rates, and from the Law Commission consultation on the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 to the impact of biodiversity net gain requirements.

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Published on 11 February 2025
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Short Term Lets – What’s the Latest?

This article clarifies where the law currently stands and highlights some factors that decision makers might consider when determining whether a holiday let is a material change of use requiring planning permission.

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Published on 21 January 2025

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Mixed Use Spaces – a Fad or the Future?

Wright Hassall's Commercial Real Estate team advised the freeholder of a SIPP Pension Fund and the subsequent letting from the pension fund to the commercial tenant on Citation House in Worcester city centre.

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Published on 22 May 2024
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Rights of access for housing associations

Sometimes, housing associations have rights of access over land owned by others. These rights provide for access to homes and facilities.

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Published on 30 May 2018