Expert real estate and construction law solicitors

Comprehensive real estate and construction legal services

Our real estate and construction lawyers provide a single, integrated service across your project, bridging land and contract, planning and procurement, and build and occupation. We work with institutional investors, local authorities, housing associations, social businesses and third sector organisations on everything from single strategic acquisitions to complex, multi-phase infrastructure programmes. We support site identification and due diligence, heads of terms and funding, planning and land assembly, procurement and construction contracts, as well as compliance, charging, lettings, sales and asset management once schemes are occupied.

What sets us apart is depth of sector understanding combined with genuine cross-discipline coordination. Real estate, planning, construction, building safety, funding and governance specialists work together on your instructions, ensuring every phase is aligned, compliant and built to last.

Property development

Our  real estate lawyers lead on complex development projects, helping clients unlock sites and repurpose assets to deliver long-term value. We combine real estate, planning and construction law expertise with deep social housing and local government experience, advising on site assembly, development agreements, joint ventures, infrastructure delivery and subsidy control.

Our team supports the entire journey – from identifying and assembling land, through planning and funding, to construction and long-term stewardship. We advise on options and conditional contracts, overage, infrastructure, planning obligations, funding and delivery structures, ensuring a scheme’s viability, buildability and commerciality are legally protected at every stage.

We go beyond the bricks and mortar, advising on the community governance and stewardship frameworks that ensure new places remain well-managed and valued over time. If you are planning a new development or reimagining existing stock, our lawyers give you a single, strategic partner from early vision to final handover and beyond.

Regeneration

Regeneration is about renewing neighbourhoods and town centres, not simply replacing buildings. It takes long-term vision, multi-partner coordination and legal frameworks that hold together across years and phases of delivery.

We provide the legal backbone for some of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration programmes – advising local authorities, registered providers, urban development corporations and social purpose developers on land assembly, compulsory purchase, public-private partnerships, joint ventures, development agreements, infrastructure financing and subsidy control. Our strength in local government law means we understand the governance, democratic accountability and political pressures councils face – and structure advice that works within those realities, not around them.

We also help build in flexibility from the outset, so programmes can adapt as funding, policy or market conditions change.

Infrastructure and planning

Infrastructure delivery, planning and the energy transition are increasingly inseparable. Net-zero commitments, biodiversity net gain and a changing planning system are reshaping which projects get consent, how they are structured and what long-term compliance looks like.

We advise across the full lifecycle – from planning consent, compulsory purchase and site assembly through to procurement, construction contracts and long-term operational arrangements. Our infrastructure experience spans transport and connectivity projects, EV charging networks, district heat networks and low-carbon energy infrastructure, including battery storage and renewables.

On planning, we are nationally recognised and our team includes former local authority lawyers who understand the procedural and political realities of planning negotiations from the inside. We also advise on biodiversity net gain, environmental compliance and the regulatory obligations that increasingly shape investment decisions and board accountability.

Large and complex property transactions

Anthony Collins’  real estate lawyers structure and deliver acquisitions, disposals and leasing strategies that deliver value and minimise risk for mission-led organisations. We advise on , portfolio sales, purchase and swaps, stock transfers, headleases and underleases, development agreements and funding security, always with an eye on long-term operational flexibility and exit routes.

Working across sectors, we have a track record of delivering high-value, complex projects on time and to budget. We’re connected – as well as being specialists in our area, our real estate lawyers work hand-in-hand with compliance, funding, tax and governance advisers to ensure your property strategy supports your goals.

Speak to us early in any transaction for advice on the pitfalls, and how best to structure a deal to avoid them.

Construction and building safety

Our construction lawyers work closely with real estate, housing and governance specialists to ensure your stock is compliant, robust, and satisfies both the residents who call your buildings home, and the regulators. For building owners, landlords and developers, we help you navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape.

Whether you are grappling with cladding remediation, complex historic liabilities or new-build compliance, we will help you assess risk, plan works and document responsibilities with clarity. We advise on higher-risk buildings, accountable person duties, safety case reports, remediation contracts, funding routes and recovery options.

Anthony Collins’ construction team protects your capital investments by drafting and negotiating the contracts and security needed for successful delivery. On construction, we draft, negotiate and review the full suite of documentation – JCT and NEC contracts, bespoke agreements, professional appointments, framework and partnering arrangements – advising on risk allocation, payment mechanisms, design obligations, defects and termination. Our focus is on clear, pragmatic advice that reduces uncertainty and supports confident decision-making.

For support with live and historic building safety issues, speak to our construction lawyers.