OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN UK PROPERTY

Examples of work undertaken by our lawyers

Dealt with all aspects of landlord asset management work on behalf of offshore unit trusts and property investment funds with over a hundred commercial office buildings and industrial estates located across the UK.
Negotiated high value office lettings, lease renewals and re-gears, landlord management licences, lease variations and surrenders on behalf of off-shore unit trusts and property investment funds.
Advised a Middle Eastern fund in the acquisition of various student accommodation buildings such as The London School of Economics and Leeds University and the financing of these acquisitions.
Acting for Qatar Islamic Bank, The Arab Banking Corporation in shariah compliant lending investment banking transactions.
Advice to several US real estate funds on their UK and European investments.
Advised a European Infrastructure Fund's proposed investment in real estate and infrastructure across the UK.
Representing Middle Eastern investors in market-leading London real estate deals.

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Legal issues that may arise

Acquisition of property for investment
Disposal of property
Negotiating and drafting commercial leases and subleases
Rent reviews and lease renewals
Lease termination, surrender and break notices
Enforcing tenant's covenant to repair
Dilapidation litigation
Estate rationalisation advice
Financing the acquisition through different investment vehicles
Joint venture partnerships

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79% of all Central London real estate investments came from overseas based investors in 2018 with similar numbers predicted for 2019 (JLL, 2019). The UK has introduced a number of new regulatory requirements for overseas investors recently. For example from 2021, there will be a new register of the beneficial owners of overseas entities that own or wish to buy or let UK property. We can advise on all aspects of your property investments in the UK.

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