Maples Teesdale LLP

Maples Teesdale is a leading specialist commercial real estate law firm in the UK, recognised as a leader in its sector. The firm provides innovative, full-service, and partner-led legal services to both UK-based and international clients. Its sole focus is commercial real estate, with all experience, knowledge, work, and industry relationships sharply concentrated on meeting clients’ real estate requirements. The firm offers legal advice within a commercial context, reflecting its deep understanding of the markets in which its clients operate.

The firm handles all aspects of commercial property, including construction, real estate litigation, real estate finance, planning, and corporate work. Its clients include major institutional investors, property developers, banks, construction companies, and occupiers, such as abrdn, RSA Group plc, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, CBRE Investment Management, Patrizia, Legal & General Investment Management, City, University of London, CLS Holdings plc, Pictet Alternative Advisors, and Yoo Capital. Over recent years, the firm has secured significant new instructions and made key staff appointments, with clients noting its robust negotiating style and problem-solving approach driven by intellectual capital.

Maples Teesdale’s real estate team undertakes a range of commercial property work, including development projects, acquisitions, disposals, sale and leaseback transactions, investment work such as lettings, and landlord and tenant issues. The construction group advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including negotiation of building contracts and professional appointments. The corporate team provides guidance on company and partnership matters, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, company formations, trading agreements, and business sales and purchases. The planning team covers all aspects of the town and country planning system, compulsory purchase, highways, environmental and energy regulations, building regulations, affordable housing, and judicial review. The real estate finance team acts for lenders and borrowers on property investment and development finance, handling projects ranging from mixed-use residential and commercial developments to complex forward-funded commercial projects. The real estate litigation team manages property-related disputes, including contract enforcement, injunctions, damages claims, service charge disputes, rights of light issues, rent reviews, dilapidations, planning disputes, and enforcement of lending obligations.

The firm maintains a strategy focused exclusively on commercial real estate, building strong client relationships, and providing a partner-led service. It remains committed to growth and consolidating its position as the UK’s leading specialist commercial real estate law firm.

Languages
English

Memberships
Society of Construction Law, Law Society of England and Wales, British Property Federation, REVO, Real Estate Balance

Staffing
17 UK partners, 44 other UK fee-earners