Our Real Estate team provide a single source, multi-disciplinary advice and support for even the most complicated project or venture.
Our team advises commercial and public bodies on the full range of real estate related specialisms, so we can bring in the right skills to help you achieve your commercial objectives, whatever the project.
The team is renowned for large scale property development, urban regeneration, self-invested pension schemes and real estate investment. We can help private individuals to large national house builders, offshore investors, planners, housing associations and local authorities.
We help you realise the commercial opportunities offered by the development of urban and rural sites. With a strong reputation for advising residential developers and house builders, we have an on-going successful relationship with many national developers, with a particular focus on strategic development land. Our team advises on beginning to end delivery, including support on site assembly, strategy, planning and construction, through to sale.
Planning support for developers, local authorities, land owners and individuals in all aspects of planning law.
Find out moreWe advise on all types of property disputes acting for commercial, agricultural and residential landowners and landlords and tenants nationally.
Find out moreAshfords Social & Affordable Housing Team provide sound practical advice to local authorities, housing associations, ALMOs and social landlords, from acquisition and disposal of housing developments through to complex litigation and tenancy management issues.
Find out moreAshfords' specialist SIPP (Self Invested Personal Pension Schemes) and SSAS (Small Self Administered Pension Schemes) Team, work with professional trustee companies that administer SIPPs and SSASs to satisfy their members/beneficiaries special investment requirements and have a detailed knowledge and understanding of the unique issues relevant to a SIPP or SSAS investment.
Find out moreReal Estate Investment & Asset Management
Ashfords’ Real Estate Team understands the demands facing investors and will support all of your investment and asset management transactions.
Find out moreThe team is experienced in real estate finance including term, revolving and development facilities, loan syndication. Co-ordinating foreign counsel and mortgage-backed securitisations.
Find out moreSpecialising in strategic development land and urban regeneration we help housebuilders, developers and landowners realise the commercial opportunities that urban, coastal and rural site development can offer.
Find out moreIs housing policy sea change a tidal wave?
Theresa May announces that new longer-term partnerships "will be opened up to the most ambitious housing associations through a ground-breaking £2 billion initiative".
Find out moreThe impact of the general election and the Brexit exit on the UK real estate market
Mat Oakley, Director and Head of Commercial Research at Savills talks to Paul Olliff, Legal Director at Ashfords about the impact that the general election and the Brexit exit on the 31st January has had on the UK real estate market.
Find out moreMatt Oakley, Savills and Paul Olliff discuss the commercial market leading up to Brexit and...
Matt Oakley, Head of Commercial Research at Savills and Paul Olliff discuss the commercial market leading up to Brexit and reads the tea leaves moving forwards…
Find out moreNo. 10 and the GLA have offered £19m of financial support to Apex Airspace: the MD and Paul discuss
The only way is up? No 10 and the GLA have over the past year hosted Apex Airspace and are now backing them in airspace development - Paul Olliff discusses airspace development, Government backing, private lending, potential planning change with Val Bagnall (Managing Director of Apex).
Find out moreBrexit and Property Opportunities?
Paul Olliff, Real Estate Solicitor at Ashfords, talks to Simon Tilsiter, Director at Strettons and asks what opportunities might be out there for landlords and tenants and how he would use his 28 years of asset management experience to best advantage.
Find out moreThe UK Real Estate market - a look at the trends in 2017 and predictions for 2018
A look at the trends in 2017 and predictions for 2018. With Paul Olliff from Ashfords and Matt Oakley from Savills.
Find out moreRelevant Experience
We acted for the bank in connection with the grant of security over the existing long leasehold city centre building together with a charge over a new agreement for lease conditional upon practical completion of the new building.
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