Real estate is a dynamic sector shaped by shifting markets, regulatory changes, and evolving investor priorities. Clients need clear, strategic advice to unlock value, manage risk, and respond quickly to new opportunities and challenges.
Whether acquiring a single asset or managing a diverse portfolio, we provide guidance that is pragmatic, commercially focused, and tailored to our clients’ ambitions. Many face complex structuring, financing, and regulatory demands, and want to optimise returns throughout the asset’s life cycle - from acquisition and development to management and disposal.
Our team supports investors, developers, fund managers, and corporates at every stage. Drawing on decades of sector experience and a network of over 60 lawyers in London and Paris, we deliver advice that is practical and forward-looking. Clients benefit from our ability to coordinate cross-border transactions, structure joint ventures, form funds, secure financing, and resolve disputes. We work closely with clients and their other advisers, combining legal insight with commercial understanding to deliver efficient, effective solutions.
Stephenson Harwood sees right through the complexity and is able to distil it in a way that makes it easy for us to understand.’
Chambers UK 2025
Clients choose us for our deep sector knowledge, collaborative approach, and proven track record advising on complex, multi-jurisdictional matters. With access to our network of firms, clients can be confident that we have a global perspective.
Our Services
Real Estate Investment
Real Estate Development
Portfolio Management
Planning & Environmental
Real Estate Finance
Corporate Occupiers
Corporate Real Estate
Real Estate Funds
Property Litigation
Residential Property
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