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Purpose-built homes designed specifically with renters in mind are a core part of the growing ‘living’ market. Our team has experience advising Build to Rent (BTR) developers in all relevant aspects of the development lifecycle, including site acquisition, joint ventures, funding, and disposals.
Our build to rent lawyers have acted for some of the leading players in the Build to Rent sector as well as clients embarking on their first BTR development.
Our team helps clients in the Build to Rent sector to realise their potential through:
Advising on all elements of the acquisition of land and subsequent development for BTR housing. In addition to unconditional or conditional contracts, this includes complex site assembly and strategic land.
Our expertise includes acting both for funders and for developers obtaining funding, whether debt, equity, or alternative funding. We also have considerable experience in forward funding or forward purchase transactions.
We have extensive experience acting for build to rent developers, investors, and funders in joint ventures, including public/private JV structures.
Working with clients to navigate, resolve, and mitigate development constraint issues, such as rights of light, restrictive covenants, lack of rights, and other title defects.
Advising on all planning matters relating to the acquisition and disposal of BTR housing, including section 106 agreements, variations of section 106 agreements, post-consent conditions, infrastructure agreements, nomination agreements, and highway matters. We advise on all land, planning, and environmental matters, including providing bespoke advice on environmental strategies, strategic planning support, nutrient neutrality, biodiversity net gain, CIL and associated reliefs/exemptions, Compulsory Purchase, appeals, and Judicial Review.
Advising on every type of property-related dispute. This includes rights of light, building and fire safety, telecommunications, enforceability of covenants, misrepresentation, site clearance, contractual disputes, and obtaining vacant possession. We are experts in all forms of litigation, whether that is court proceedings or mediation, and can advise on all aspects of real estate and development litigation.
Our expertise is wide-ranging and includes contentious and non-contentious development work for developers and funders and other residential and commercial property, infrastructure projects, and renewables, including professional appointments. We support our clients to develop cradle-to-grave commercially driven strategies for successful project delivery.
Providing support relating to asset management, commercial risk management, renewable energy, health and safety, tax structures, and employment matters, data & technology. Advising on all types of ancillary support matters, including data protection agreements, infrastructure agreements and much more.
Whether it is multi-family or single-family, we understand the market and its challenges and work with clients to ensure that transactions progress smoothly and efficiently. Our Build to Rent lawyers are well-versed in the legal complexities surrounding the Build to Rent sector and the private rented sector.
We work collaboratively with our clients and with other teams internally such as planning and corporate real estate to develop Build to Rent solutions and in negotiating and entering into the often-complex documents required.
Many of our lawyers have spent a considerable amount of time working in-house on secondment, and they draw on this experience to help build strong interpersonal connections with their clients. This extensive experience positions us as a key advisor to stakeholders in the private rented sector.
We know that every client’s strategy and risk appetite is different. Working in partnership with you enables us to deliver actionable and commercial advice which places an emphasis on operational and practical value that fits with your business goals.
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