Our specialist real estate finance lawyers have a wealth of experience working with corporate borrowers (on-shore and off-shore), joint venture partnerships, high net worth individuals, property developers, private lenders and banks and other financial institutions, in all manner of real estate finance transactions.
We regularly advise our clients on property development and investment funding, refinances, property portfolio finance arrangements, tax-driven schemes, restructurings and other property related finance transactions. We also frequently act for high net worth individuals in financing the acquisition of, or refinancing, high value residential property.
Specialist real estate financing expertise
Our specialist team act for both lenders and borrowers and can advise on all aspects of secured lending transactions, with particular experience in:
- bilateral and syndicated loan facilities;
- revolving credit facilities;
- development and acquisition finance (commercial and residential);
- advising high net worth individuals on private banking facilities, secured on a UK property;
- amending and restating existing facilities;
- refinances;
- financing high value residential property;
- mezzanine finance; and
- social housing finance.
Our real estate financing experts provide a seamless legal service across their various specialisms to propel the transaction to completion within the required timeframe, including:
- advising on and negotiating the loan and security documentation;
- undertaking full property due diligence;
- producing all necessary reports on title and leases (including full City of London Certificates of Title, where required); and
- assisting with the preparation of the construction suite of documents, undertaking construction due diligence, reporting for funders and monitoring the discharge of development conditions precedent, as required on development finance deals.
Contact our real estate finance team
We would recommend an early discussion with one of our Real Estate Finance team as to the nature of the proposed transaction and expectations on timing, so we can assemble a dedicated legal team to offer experienced, commercially focussed and accessible guidance, from start to finish.
They are very thorough, knowledgeable and good at problem solving.
Chambers UK 2016, A Client's Guide to the Legal Profession
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