Real Estate Finance

Our partner-led Real Estate Finance team forms an integral part of our leading real estate practice. We deliver hands-on, commercial advice that keeps your transaction on time and on strategy. Because we act for both borrowers and lenders, we proactively manage the potential challenges and priorities within a deal from every perspective and negotiate solutions for long-term success.

Agile working practices allow us to respond at pace without compromising accuracy, and our structuring safeguards protect your interests over the finance term. Clients value the continuity we provide across our team; you deal with named team members who understand your pressures, measure success by your priorities and remain engaged from term sheet to closing. We tailor our approach to each matter, whether a bilateral facility, forward funding arrangement or complex intercreditor structure, across all asset classes, from offices and logistics to living, care, hotels and leisure.

Our service is repeatedly endorsed by referrals and long-standing relationships. We provide high-calibre, partner-driven support that gets the deal done while shielding you from longer-term risk. Whatever the size or complexity of your financing, we are ready to guide you through it.

Our services include:

Financing development transactions from the ground up: We advise on complex development finance transactions, aligning funding terms with build schedules, risk allocation and planning milestones to keep projects moving and stakeholders protected.

Delivering mezzanine and tiered capital solutions: We structure and negotiate mezzanine and subordinated debt arrangements that optimise returns while preserving senior lender confidence and long-term asset strategy.

Navigating alternative lending with precision: We advise on transactions involving non-bank and private capital, helping clients unlock flexible funding while managing commercial and regulatory considerations.

Executing forward funding transactions seamlessly: We manage the full lifecycle of forward funding deals, coordinating real estate, construction and tax elements to align development risk with investor outcomes.

Restructuring and refinancing with confidence: We act for borrowers and lenders in restructuring and refinancing transactions, providing clarity in pressured situations and protecting long-term value.

Creating secure lending platforms: We draft and advise on comprehensive security packages, intercreditor and priority arrangements, ensuring enforceability and alignment across multi-stakeholder deals.

Advising on Sharia-compliant structures: We support clients in delivering Sharia-compliant real estate finance, combining legal precision with cultural and market understanding across Ijara, Murabaha and Wakalah models.