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INVESTMENT PROPERTY

Examples of work undertaken by our lawyers

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  • Advised on the £110m acquisition of a shopping centre for a property investor. 

  • Advised on the £72m acquisition of an office block for a local authority. 

  • Advised on the £50m acquisition of a FTSE 100 company's HQ for a property investor. 

  • Advised a property investment company on the investment acquisition of the largest multi-let industrial park in the UK

  • Acquired Avon Rubber's European HQ on behalf of a Local Authority investment company.

  • Acting for a UK based listed company on all aspects of its property portfolio

  • Acting for two household name retailers in managing their  portfolios of over 2000 retail and supply-chain properties including the acquisition of freehold and leasehold retail properties.

  • Carried out complex due diligence on title for in support of the high-value acquisition of an investment property.

  • Acting for high net worth individuals in the acquisition and disposal of high value residential properties in London.

  • Secured the multi-million pound disposal of a large warehouse on behalf of a major property investment company.

Davitt Jones Bould specialists

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Legal issues that may arise

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  • Acquisitions and disposals of investment properties within strict timescales

  • Due diligence to ensure your proposed investment is sound

  • Advice on property portfolio management

  • Advice on landlord and tenant matters including rent reviews

  • Litigation matters including dilapidations, rent arrears and lease terminations

  • Planning permission for commercial use of investment property

  • Re-financing and funding mechanisms

  • Joint venture agreements

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PROPERTY WEEK NEWS

The UK commercial real estate market is valued at £1.3 trillion (Savills, 2018).   55% of this is currently owned by investors in their various structures.  Trends to watch out for in 2019 includes the continued re-purpose of retail space into residential, office and logistical property.  Local government investments are also increasing.  Property companies are recommending more investments in student housing, offices for shared working and self storage centres.  

ABOUT DAVITT JONES BOULD​

As the largest, most experienced law firm specialising in real estate in the UK, we have been trusted advisors to the real estate market for 25 years. We have over 75 lawyers, all of whom joined us from senior in-house or private practice roles, and bring an average of 25 years’ post qualification experience each. With their expertise and commercial experience, we advise a prestigious client base in the public and private sector on the full spectrum of real estate legal issues, including commercial property, planning, property litigation, construction, environment, real estate finance and other related areas. Operating in our specialist area uniquely positions us to help other professional firms, and through our Real Estate Support solution we support teams in the silver circle, UK Top 30, US Top 50, the Big Four and beyond.

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