Herbert Smith Freehills’ UK real estate development team are the lawyers of choice for many of the world’s leading developers, investors, funders, private equity houses, occupiers and corporates. Our trademark is to combine in depth commercial knowledge of the real estate industry with coordinated property, planning, corporate, tax, construction, environment and litigation expertise to help our clients mitigate risk, augment returns and achieve their commercial goals.
This blog focuses mainly on updates related to real estate development. We have extensive experience in the field of real estate development law and have advised on many of the most high profile and complex property developments in the UK. Our clients include landowners, property developers, government departments and agencies, local authorities, charities, financial institutions, and energy and infrastructure promoters.
Our team is an experienced full service team, with expertise covering all stages in the real estate development process.
Key contacts
Planning
General real estate
Richard Forsdyke
Partner and Head of UK Real Estate Development, LondonEmail | Profile
+44 20 7466 2856
Donald Rowlands
Partner and Head of real estate practice (UK and EMEA), LondonEmail | Profile
+44 20 7466 2287
Construction and engineering
Nicholas Downing
Partner and Joint head of construction and engineering practice, LondonEmail | Profile
+44 20 7466 2741
Real estate dispute resolution
Matthew Bonye
Partner and Head of real estate dispute resolution, LondonEmail | Profile
+44 20 7466 2162
