Retail
Developments are becoming more mixed use; elements of portfolios are being repurposed and lease structures are changing to be more responsive and adaptable, as well as complying with net zero carbon regulations.
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Our approach is distinctly flexible, creative and collaborative, drawing together deep sector experience with an understanding of general consumer behavioural trends and individual customer preferences.
Our lawyers are focused on your success, helping you make an informed response to new opportunities and approaches.
Our specialist retail real estate experts support developers, owners, local authorities, funds and institutional investors, as well as managers of retail destinations in the public and private sector, with a complete range of retail-related real estate matters.
We stand out for our firm-wide, multidisciplinary retail sector expertise. We see asset management as a specialist pursuit and are involved in the biggest destination shopping centres in the country. This, together with our planning, transaction, banking, commercial and litigation specialists, gives us the breadth and depth to simultaneously deliver business as usual and special projects. Corporate, commercial and regulatory lawyers are an integral part of the team, coming together to deliver a seamless and efficient service.
Featured experience
- Providing Landsec with asset management services in relation to three UK shopping centres. We also provide commercialisation, litigation and development services.
- Providing Unibail Rodamco Westfield with asset management services in relation to all their UK destination centres. We also provide commercialisation, litigation and development services.
- We have advised on a number of acquisitions and disposals, including acting for Lendlease on the disposal of the Touchwood Shopping Centre in Solihull for £90m.
- Acting for Ares Asset Management on the purchase of the Bridgend Factory Outlet Centre.
- Advising on mixed-use schemes, including Elephant Park and International Quarter London for Lendlease and Wembley Park for Quintain including the London Designer Outlet.
- Advising Royal London on their real estate assets in two sectors – high street retail and retail warehousing.
- We obtained the first reported High Court judgment on Covid arrears (CRI v TFS Stores Limited (2021)), which was reported as a resounding success for landlords. We also obtained some of the first reported decisions under the Covid arrears arbitration scheme in 2022 (CRI v RHL Realisations Limited; Stratford Nominees v Newspoint (Stratford) Limited).
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Asset Management
We provide a dedicated asset management service to clients including the owners of the largest retail destinations in the country and major office development.
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Construction and Engineering
We provide a dedicated construction and engineering service to the private and public sectors.
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Data, Privacy and Cyber
Our Data, Privacy and Cyber team provides advice and support on advisory and contentious matters of all sizes and complexity.
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Investment and Development
We provide a dedicated investment and development service to clients including commercial developers and owner occupiers, funds and financial institutions and the public sector.
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Planning and Environment
We provide specialist planning and environmental services across the complete range of contentious and non-contentious planning advice.
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Portfolio Management
We provide specialist portfolio management services and expertise that focuses on fixed fee instructions, volume and project matter management and routine property transactions.
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Property Litigation
We provide specialist real estate litigation services that protect the value of your property assets and reputation.
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Residential Development and Plots
We provide specialist residential development expertise through the full cycle of a residential development, on large estates, garden villages, BTR, student accommodation and retirement living.
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”With a good leadership team made up of solid transactional-level lawyers, the team at DAC Beachcroft is well organised and resourced for our needs.
Chambers UK 2023, Real Estate
Retail key contacts
Alison Key
Partner
Manchester
Helen Murcott
Partner
London
Julitta Yates
Partner
Bristol
Clare Hartley
Partner
Leeds
Madeline Ball
Partner
London
Sally Morris-Smith
Partner
Manchester
Sally Morris-Smith
Partner
Manchester
+44 (0)161 934 3014
smorrissmith@dacbeachcroft.com
Who we are
Why choose DAC Beachcroft?
We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.
Education
We provide a complete real estate service to schools, colleges, universities and government on new build, refurbishment projects and ownership.
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Government
We provide a complete real estate service that includes advice on development, acquisition/disposal, occupation, planning, construction and litigation.
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Health
We provide a complete real estate service across the health and social care sector, for both public health bodies, NHS Foundation Trusts and private providers as well as to developers, investors and funders – both national and international.
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Offices
We provide a complete real estate service to developers, investors and occupiers on planning, investment, development, construction and asset management matters.
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Industrial and Logistics
We provide a complete real estate service to developers, investors and occupiers on planning/environmental, development, construction and asset management matters and associated commercial agreements.
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Residential Development and Plots
We provide a complete real estate service to leading national housebuilders, specialist developers and housing associations.
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Retail
We provide a complete real estate service to national and international developers, owners, funds and institutional investors and local authorities.
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Telecommunications
We provide a complete service for mobile operators, infrastructure providers and developers on all contentious and non contentious issues connected with real estate associated telecommunications.
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