Areas of Service | Key Contacts

The Real Estate Department is regarded as one of the UK's leaders, advising a wide range of clients on all aspects of property transactions. It has long been recognised as having particular expertise in development work, but has in recent years become increasingly involved in major institutional investment transactions and in providing a complete property service for national and regional retail chains, and residential developers.

The Real Estate Department is the fastest growing in the North and is the first in Manchester to offer a complete set of on-site property services, following the appointment of a dedicated tax lawyer and in-house best practice consultant.

Areas of Specialism / Expertise

Construction Housebuilding Industrial Joint Ventures Leisure Planning Property Development

Property Finance Property Investment Property Litigation Public Sector Retail Telecommunications Warehousing / Distribution

Construction

The provision of a comprehensive advice service to the design, construction and engineering industries in the region and nationwide. More info on Construction

Housebuilding

Advising national and local residential developers in connection with site acquisition, infrastructure agreements and plot sales.

Industrial

Property 'know-how' linked to environmental expertise and experience in urban regeneration, applied to solve industrial property problems; specialists in industrial estate developments.

Joint Ventures

Specialist advice on joint venturing in property transactions, advising on vehicle structuring, asset management and taxation implications.

Leisure

Wide-ranging and focused property services from professionals experienced in the pub, hotel, restaurant and sports industries. More info on Leisure

Planning

Specialist and wide-ranging advice and advocacy for public and private sector clients, including applications, planning agreements, major planning inquiries, local plan and unitary plan inquiries. More info on Planning

Property Development

Dealing with all aspects of property development work across the market sectors, including site assembly, pre-lets, forward sales, forward funding, construction and disposals.

Property Finance

Providing a full range of commercial property services to corporate sector clients, including corporate loan agreements, equity financing deals, corporate restructuring and banking.

Property Investment

Acting for significant property investment clients in property acquisitions and disposals, funding, the setting up of special purpose vehicles and all facets of investment property management.

Property Litigation

Offering specialist advice and strategic management in respect of any property related issue, that may result in a dispute, we provide specialist support in respect of Commercial, Residential and Agricultural property. This includes all matters relating to Commercial Leases (from Lease renewal, to forfeiture and dilapidations), Restrictive Covenant, Easement (rights of way / rights to light / drainage) queries, Common Land (including Town and Village Greens), Property Misdescription, Proprietary Estoppel, Professional Negligence, Adverse Possession, Land Drainage, Misrepresentation, Breach of Contract, Rectification of Title and almost anything else that could be contentious.

The various tools and tactics used to assist in achieving resolution include, negotiation, arbitration, Court proceedings, criminal proceedings, and many more.

Public Sector

Outsourcing property projects for local authorities and other public bodies; property related projects, infrastructure and PFI development work.

Retail

Advising national retailers on site acquisition, development, letting and all landlord and tenant related issues. Contact

Telecommunications

Advising in relation to site location agreements for leading telecommunications operators.

Warehousing / Distribution

Acquisitions and disposals, construction, infrastructure agreements, leasing and management.

Mike Edge
Head of Property Department
Tel: 0161 618 4697