We have extensive experience advising banks, investors, specialist funds and other lending institutions as well as acting for borrower clients on a variety of real estate finance transactions. We draw on expertise from our real estate, construction and planning teams to provide tailored advice and support in relation to all aspects of real estate finance work.
We have an established reputation for advising on real estate finance transactions, acting for lenders and borrowers on both investment and development financings. We are experienced in working on transactions of different sizes, from large syndicated and club facilities to smaller bilateral deals. We have acted on financings of a wide range of asset classes, including residential, industrial, retail, offices and leisure.
We draft and negotiate syndicated and bilateral facilities agreements, security documents and intercreditor arrangements. We can also advise on development documents such as collateral warranties and step-in agreements.
Our team is approachable, commercial and responsive. We will be pro-active in managing your transaction from start to finish. We focus on the points that matter to you and will work collaboratively with all parties to complete your financing with the minimum fuss. We act for a mix of lenders and borrowers and hold panel appointments for the major UK clearing banks. This gives us insight into the other side's point of view and helps us to devise solutions that work for all parties.
Whether you’re a lender, investor, developer or borrower – our team of over 250 real estate lawyers across the UK and US are ideally placed to support you through the entire real estate life cycle.
One of the only firms able to offer a truly cross-border service, our specialists understand what matters to you most and have the expertise and experience to unlock your potential with a truly bespoke service tailored to your needs.
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Our Real Estate Finance team is trusted by some of the industry’s leading names, and our diverse range of clients includes specialist real estate lenders, sponsors, borrowers, investment banks, funds, independent investors, developers and commercial organisations.
Known for our depth of legal knowledge and wide-ranging experience, our team of experts are also well-versed in complex project management. We regularly advise on significant development, investment, construction and real estate financing projects.
Areas of specialist expertise within the team include: bespoke solutions for secured lending transactions; acting for banks or borrowers in the funding of residential, commercial investment and development portfolios; funding of offshore vehicles; advising on the security implications of complex tax-driven corporate structures and reorganisations; restructuring of property portfolios, disposal of assets and making property assets ready for marketing; and specialist and bespoke advice from our planning, construction and tax teams, whatever the funding transaction.
Our outstanding services cover the full range of the real estate market, including housebuilders, student housing, hospitality, leisure, the private rented sector and commercial real estate.
If you work with us, you’ll experience our truly collaborative approach to client relationships, becoming an extension of your team rather than just your lawyers. To ensure you receive the best possible support at every stage of the real estate life cycle, we work closely with other key real estate finance professionals, including valuers, managing agents, asset managers and project monitors. What’s more, you can rely on us to embrace the latest technology to improve the range, speed and consistency of the services we deliver.
As a responsible business, the environment, sustainability and governance are our priority and should you need us to, we’re well-equipped to support your transactions with these kinds of issues at their heart. Our experience includes green loans, sustainability-linked loans, and social lending.
In need of a real estate finance lawyer? Look no further.
At Womble Bond Dickinson we have an exceptional team of talented lawyers and business professionals who can offer guidance and find the solutions right for your business. We have both broad and niche expertise across all our UK and US offices.
Acted for a private equity real estate fund on the sale of a prominent Grade II listed office building in the City of London of around 240,000 sq. ft. occupied by over 100 tenants
Advised a commercial real estate fund with its focus entirely on the acquisition, financing, leasing and management of light industrial and studio properties in Greater London on over £200m worth of transactions
Advised Triodos Bank on the Scottish and English law aspects of a sustainable/cross-border financing which involved two term loan facilities for Oxygen Conservation to fund the purchase of properties from Buccleuch Estates (11,407 acres at Langholm Moor) and an 11,626-acre estate at Invergeldie for a rewilding project
Advised a syndicate of four lenders on the first sustainable finance facility of £220m to a national housebuilder in England as well as providing continued advice in relation to new property accessions.
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