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Our lawyers act for banks and their borrowers who are acquiring or developing land and properties where finance is required or where there is a refinancing of existing properties or portfolios. We represent businesses in a wide range of sectors, including the agriculture, charities, education, social housing and leisure sectors.
Our focus is you
Our approach to property finance is characterised by proactivity and meeting our clients’ deadlines.
We advise on the relevant property law, how it links with the lending terms, how it is likely to affect the loan performance and how solutions may be structured to allow the deal to progress within the desired timeframe.
The breadth of our firm’s real estate practice allows our real estate finance lawyers to involve specialists in other areas such as construction and planning to complete deals.
We form close relationships with our clients in order to understand fully how their business operates and how our lawyers can best service their needs.
We understand the importance of commercial advice and effective deal completion times. We have streamlined our processes and manage our lawyers effectively to ensure that our service is second to none.
Our commercial real estate solicitors are ranked in the top legal directories that include Chambers and Partners (Band 2) and Legal 500 (Tier 2), whilst the firm is also recognised as a Leading Firm in both directories.
We have offices in London and across the South East including Gatwick and Crawley, Hassocks, Horsham, Brighton and Guildford. Please note that visits to our office is by appointment only.
If you need advice for property development please contact one of our team via our online enquiry form.
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Sectors
Acquisition
Acquisition of Commercial Investment
Acting on the acquisition of a substantial commercial investment, comprising three commercial units at ground floor, with the upper residential parts sold off on a long lease.
Commercial Real Estate
Promotion Agreement for Delivery of 30 New Homes
Advising on the promotion agreement for the development of land in East Sussex for the delivery of around 30 new homes. The transaction required a problem-solving approach to address constraints caused by the need to construct a new drainage system on third party land, the existence of telecommunications masts and apparatus, and the existence of an adopted water main running through the site.
Development and Regeneration
Acquisitions and commercial leases
Large Property Portfolio
Advising the trustees of a charity in relation to the considerable property portfolio held, which includes over 60 units of commercial and residential property (valued at approximately £30m+).
Commercial Real Estate
Acquisition
Acquisition of a Grade A Office Space
Acting on the acquisition of a high value lease of Grade A office space in Brighton. The transaction was challenging as the lease terms and tenant works were heavily negotiated throughout and there were various title issues that required complex indemnity insurance products to resolve.
Commercial Real Estate
Merger
Hospice Merger
Supported on the merger of two hospices creating a combined group of three hospices and a charity shop network of over 30 retails units and distribution centres. The work included complex due diligence and exit arrangements from the substantial temporary premises in use prior to the merger.
Commercial Real Estate
Residential Redevelopment
Advising on the unconditional purchase of a redundant children’s care home for residential redevelopment. The team negotiated a bespoke transaction structure to address issues caused by a protected species being identified on the site at the very last minute.
Housebuilding
Lease advice
Ensuring a charity’s standard lease was both simple, given the nature of the lettings it would be used for, and fit for securing its purpose, including business rates mitigation.
Commercial Real Estate
International Legal Advice
We provided employment/immigration, commercial, real estate, dispute resolution and intellectual property services to support expansion/consolidation into the UK market.
Freehold premises acquisition
Advising on the acquisition of freehold premises intended for use as preschool and kindergarten facilities, incorporating overage provisions for the benefit of the seller.
Commercial Real Estate
College property development
Supporting a large South East college on a major development project.
Development and Regeneration
Insights
Insights
Court of Appeal sees case concerning box shifting mitigation scheme promoted by Principled Offsite Logistics Limited.
06/08/2026
Insights
DMH Stallard has advised the shareholders of Sygna Holdings Limited on the sale of a majority stake in the business to leading European integrated facilities management company Apleona.
16/07/2026
Insights
Traditionally, a period of international instability and low business growth is not good for investor confidence, with the result that prices and deal volumes drop; but that is not what we are seeing.
15/07/2026
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