As an asset class, real estate is one of the most consistent and high yielding investments. Whether acting for lenders, investors, developers, landlords or tenants, buyers or sellers, Dentons' experienced real estate lawyers appreciate that deep knowledge of the local market is best delivered alongside a grasp of multijurisdictional issues.

Our UK real estate lawyers have a deep and wide-ranging understanding of the fundamentals of the property market whether in the UK or internationally, and play a significant part in advancing ideas and practice across the industry. With London, Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Edinburgh that are home to more than 200 real estate specialists, we represent a broad spectrum of clients and are able to handle every type of real estate transaction and query.

In the UK, we offer all of the key legal services that a client requires, whether your primary business is in real estate or you are purchasing a single property for domestic occupancy. We offer an extensive service, drawing on practices in restructuring and insolvency, in real estate finance, investment, retail, hotels and leisure, development and regeneration and in property litigation.

In all of these areas we are at the forefront of market developments. In restructurings we have advised clients including banks, insolvency practitioners, investors and hoteliers on the real estate aspects of high-profile insolvencies and restructurings.

In real estate finance we bring together specialists across all areas of real estate and banking, working with experts in tax, corporate finance and capital markets to offer experienced teams on sometimes highly complex and structured transactions.

We have a dedicated real estate investment funds practice, advising fund investors, special purpose vehicles, limited partnerships and unit trusts. We have a market-leading retail practice working on everything from leasing on high streets to complex retail and mixed-use development schemes. 

Our hotels and leisure practice is ranked among the best in the world, while our dedicated property litigation team deals solely with property-related disputes and problems, renowned for resolving issues before they escalate. Our team specializes in all aspects of landlord and tenant disputes, including dilapidations, rent review and service charge disputes.

All of these teams pool their talents whenever necessary for the benefit of our clients, and work hand in glove with our 1,500 real estate lawyers across the globe to combat multijurisdictional challenges.

Recognition

Dentons awarded as Top Firm for International Law by JD Supra

March 10, 2023

Global law firm Dentons has received the “Top Firm Award: International Law” in the 2023 JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards, which acknowledge top authors and firms for their thought leadership in key topics during 2022.

Dentons named one of Planning's top UK law firms for 23rd consecutive year

April 2, 2020

Dentons has been named one of the highest rated law firms in the 23rd edition of Planning's 2020 Planning Law Survey. The Firm's UK Planning team was ranked fourth overall, rising four places from 2019. In addition to the firm ranking, UK Planning partners Stephen Ashworth and Roy Pinnock were ranked third and eighth place, respectively, in the individual solicitors rankings.

Dentons announces new partners

March 28, 2018

Dentons announces the promotion of 36 new partners from the Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, Singapore, UK and Middle East and United States regions of the Firm. The new partners represent a range of practices, sectors and industries.

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Insights

Interim update on Law Commission's consultation on business tenancies

June 9, 2025

United Kingdom: In November 2024, the Law Commission launched a consultation considering options for reforming the statutory right to renew business tenancies (security of tenure), set out in Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the 2024 consultation).

Rent controls and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)

May 19, 2025

Scotland: The Housing (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) was introduced on 25 March 2024. It contains proposals to introduce designated rent control areas within Scotland. These areas will be designated by the Scottish Ministers following reports by local authorities on the rental conditions in their area.

Why planned changes to RPI in 2030 matter to real estate documentation today

May 8, 2025

United Kingdom: The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is a measure of inflation and is widely used in real estate documents, particularly for index-linked rent reviews and service charge caps.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises Praxis on landmark acquisition of St Enoch Shopping Centre

May 19, 2025

Dentons has advised leading UK real estate investor and manager Praxis on the acquisition of the St Enoch Shopping Centre, a major retail and leisure destination in the heart of Glasgow.

Dentons and Kirkland & Ellis advise Blue Owl Capital on £403 million joint venture investment with SUPR

April 28, 2025

Dentons, together with Kirkland & Ellis, have advised US alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital on a joint venture (JV) with Supermarket Income REIT plc (SUPR) formed with an initial portfolio of eight supermarket properties contributed by SUPR, with a combined value of £403 million.

Dentons promotes 10 partners across its UK, Ireland and Middle East region

April 17, 2025

Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, has announced the promotion of 10 new partners across the UK, Ireland, and Middle East (UKIME) Region.

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