Our clients benefit from a committed, commercial approach coupled with fresh ideas and a pioneering spirit, which enables them to meet their own commercial goals. Add to this our long and wide-ranging experience in all aspects of commercial property and it is clear why our reputation continues to grow.

We are well known for our ability to respond as a team, large or small, drawing together the expertise needed to bring about the desired results in a way that only a full service firm can. In addition, partners who are widely known and highly respected in their fields run every team. Our clients relax in the comfort that this brings.

Our involvement with a wide range of names and businesses means that we have an in-depth understanding of the property market.

The general practice areas within the Real Estate Division are:

• Commercial Real Estate
• Construction
• Planning & Environment
• Property Litigation
• Real Estate Funds

A tax team, offering superior advice as a key way of adding value for our clients, supplements these groups.

The Division has 17 partners and around 80 assistant solicitors, paralegals and trainees. With secretarial and other support, total staff in the division numbers around 140 people.

We were recently voted "Real Estate Team of the Year" in The Lawyer Awards 2004. We were also named "Property Team of the Year" in The Lawyer Awards 2000 and were shortlisted for "Property Team of the Year" in the Legal Business Awards 2002 and The Lawyer Awards 2002 and 2003.

Our Planning team was also shortlisted for "Planning Team of the Year" in the Legal Business Awards and is featured among the top 5 planning teams in the UK in the annual survey carried out by Planning magazine, with partners from the team ranked among the top five individuals in the country.