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Our focus is you
Our partners want to be “out-house, in-house” advisors to our clients. In other words, we want to go beyond just understanding the client’s business in general, and get to the essence of each individual deal a client does. We think this gives us an edge in seeing the bigger picture and prioritising the tasks and it is no surprise that many of our larger property clients have been instructing us for decades.
Complex property transactions can involve many legal disciplines and our client relationship partners are primed to enlist the services of, in particular, our planning and construction colleagues to give a seamless service.
Our internal “open door” policy means that all our lawyers talk to each other and we are able to provide advice on and provide solutions for every aspect of the modern real estate transaction and the issues it will throw up.
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 wish to contact one of our commercial real estate solicitors you can do via our online enquiry form.
What our real estate investment lawyers do
We deal with purchasers of freehold and leasehold properties for development, investment and trading. The properties are residential, commercial, mixed use and clear sites.
We act for both landlords and tenants in the grant, renewal, termination and assignment of leases. We deal with leases involving complex rent review provisions and with seven figure rents.
We act for both commercial and residential developers, co-ordinating our experience with the skills of our planning and construction colleagues. We are used to dealing with options, conditional contracts, overage agreements, promotion agreements and pre-emption arrangements.
Our commercial property lawyers have a wealth of experience of buying, selling and managing let and multi-let buildings. We also have experience dealing with extensions and leasehold enfranchisement.
Our property solicitors appreciate the need for accurate portfolio management and deal with licences and work together with our dispute resolution colleagues in serving notices, tenant-default and legislative advisory work.
We tend to act for acquirers and in addition to the core property acquisitions, advise on agricultural tenancies, farming contracts and the transfer of grants, entitlements and licences.
Either referring our property clients’ financing needs to our real estate financing colleagues or supporting their clients on real estate aspects, we deal with real estate lending, refinancing of existing portfolios and restructuring finance arrangements.
Our experienced team deals with all aspects of the sale of freehold and leasehold, and commercial, residential and mixed-use properties whether they are vacant, partly vacant or multi-tenanted.
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Recent work
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
If in doubt, stick to the core principle: make it clear when AI is being used in a way that could mislead people.
29/06/2026
Insights
DMH Stallard advises Carbon Responsible Limited on the sale to sustainability solutions provider Simply Sustainable.
25/06/2026
Resources
See details of how we approach dispute resolution work, alongside a selection of cases our litigation experts have undertaken for our clients across a range of disputes in FY2025-26.
22/06/2026
Insights
From 19 June 2026, all organisations must have a clear and accessible process for handling data protection complaints.
18/06/2026
