As one of the leading real estate practices in central London, Fladgate is able to draw upon a considerable pool of expertise. Our capability includes the planning, funding, construction and sale of large scale out-of-town and city centre developments as well as commercial and residential investments. Our lawyers are equipped with a broad spectrum of skills to complement the activities of a client base that includes multinationals, major institutions and listed companies, clearing banks, lenders, developers and entrepreneurs. The team excels in the funding, acquisition and disposal of large scale property portfolios, which require the creation of multi-disciplinary teams.

In addition to the core real estate team, a number of groups specialise in planning, construction, real estate finance and real estate management/litigation. The combination of this capability provides the depth of resource to support sophisticated transactions, including those with attendant regulatory requirements. Our tax group underpins the property transactions undertaken by providing a wide tax advisory service including pre-sale and acquisition structuring, stamp duty, stamp duty land tax and VAT planning.

A key component of the delivery of our service is added-value. With our extensive contacts in the property and banking industries, we can assist clients in identifying tax efficient opportunities and with the raising of finance. We also have a number of lawyers fluent in a variety of foreign languages. This, in particular, eases the process for overseas clients acquiring property in the UK for investment or owner-occupation.

Our main areas of expertise include:

• Property development and funding
• Property investment and management
• Planning and environment
• Building contracts, collateral warranties and other construction matters
• Real estate finance
• Real estate litigation
• Real estate tax

The Chambers and Legal 500 directories recommend Fladgate across a range of property-related disciplines, with the 2007/2008 Legal 500 describing the firm as being “highly successful at concentrating on what it does best - complex or high-value transactions”.