We work closely with our clients to develop relationships based on trust so that we can fully understand their requirements. This pragmatic approach allows us to provide balanced, clear commercial advice in a tailored and personal way.

Our prestigious client base includes investors such as professional property companies, sovereign wealth funds, private equity investors, banks and high-net-worth individuals. The team has also advised on some of the major landmark London developments of recent years, as well as assisting developers nationally.

Working with other property professionals, our large and well-resourced team of solicitors can manage projects of any size. A key contact will be on hand throughout the transaction to keep you updated with the advice and information you need.

We work closely with our clients to develop relationships based on trust so that we can fully understand their requirements. This pragmatic approach allows us to provide balanced, clear commercial advice in a tailored and personal way.

Our prestigious client base includes investors such as professional property companies, sovereign wealth funds, private equity investors, banks and high-net-worth individuals. The team has also advised on some of the major landmark London developments of recent years, as well as assisting developers nationally.

Working with other property professionals, our large and well-resourced team of solicitors can manage projects of any size. A key contact will be on hand throughout the transaction to keep you updated with the advice and information you need.

For the Diary

Private: Hamlins Property Network

The Hamlins Property Network (HPN) is an informal body comprised of clients of the firm and fellow property sector professionals. We hold regular events to facilitate networking with likeminded people and to offer you the opportunity to hear interesting, thought …

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Case Study

Private: National Car Parks

We have acted for NCP for over 35 years on all their property requirements which include leases of trading sites, sales/purchases of investments and the redevelopment of major city centre sites, including all related property litigation and construction work. We …

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Case Study

Private: Ted Baker

We have acted for well known retail brand Ted Baker for over 20 years, and have been a close partner advising on the roll out of their stores across the UK. Hamlin advised Ted Baker PLC on the £55m purchase …

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Case Study

Private: Restaurants

We have acted on the role out of new units for a number of well known restaurant brands including Leon, Ping Pong, Pizza Pilgrims, Ego Restaurants, Pizza Union, DraftHouse and London Union. We negotiate the leases for the operators as …

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Recommendations

“Hamlins is excellent – commercial, responsive and very helpful.”

Chambers 2023

“Hamlins is a very client facing practice that has a unique family feel about it. Partner-led no matter the size of the deal. Quality advice explained brilliantly. Always contactable. Very slick service.”

Legal 500 2023

‘They’re very approachable, flexible and hard-working, with good expertise in their subject,’ says a client, adding: ‘They take the burden off of us and they do it seamlessly.’

Chambers and Partners 2021 - Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market (ranked: Band 3)

‘They do so well to keep up with changes and updates, they keep their fees reasonable and they are very forthright at all times on their positions in negotiations.’ reports one interviewee.

Chambers and Partners 2021 - Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market (ranked: Band 3)

‘The culture at the firm is very supportive and dynamic,’ another client notes.

Chambers and Partners 2021 - Real Estate: Mainly Mid-Market (ranked: Band 3)

‘All the partners are very approachable and commercial in their approach. They are always available to give clear, straightforward advice and have a very good grasp of the needs and priorities of the business. The quality of work at all levels is excellent and compared with other firms is exceptional.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Commercial Property: Development (ranked: Tier 5)

‘Extremely well-regarded real estate practice that punches comfortably above its weight with an enviable roster of clients that larger firms would kill for. They display genuine ownership of their clients’ issues.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Commercial Property: Development (ranked: Tier 5)

‘The team is very professional and service oriented.’

Legal 500 2021 Testimonial - Commercial Property: Development (ranked: Tier 5)

A client praises the ‘terrific firm’ and says of the property team: ‘They are efficient, fun to work with and understand their subject like nobody else I’ve met.’

Chambers and Partners 2020 - Real Estate

One client remarks: ‘Hamlins is a very good law firm that we love working with.’

Chambers and Partners 2020 - Real Estate Department

‘The Hamlins team are very client focused. They take the time to understand the needs of the client and in many instances go above and beyond what is expected of a law firm.’

Legal 500 2020 Testimonial - Commercial Property

‘The majority of work is carried out at partner level meaning the instruction is undertaken by professionals with significant experience.’

Legal 500 2020 Testimonial - Commercial Property

‘Highly qualified and available for the client’.

Legal 500 2020 Testimonial - Commercial Property

‘Professional and highly experienced.’

Legal 500 2020 Testimonial - Commercial Property

‘They are our preferred law firm because they are always available and happy to assist with any type of query. They will go above and beyond for us.’

Chambers 2018 - Real Estate

‘The team is very helpful and well informed, with their diligence and commercial advice being particular strengths.’

Chambers 2018 - Real Estate

Hamlins LLP’s ‘focused, efficient and professional’ team specialises in investment work for a range of professional property companies, sovereign wealth funds, private equity investors, banks and high-net-worth individuals.

Legal 500 2017 - Real Estate

The Hamlins team is lauded for its ‘proactive advice’.

Legal 500 2016 - Real Estate

Our Experience

    • Criterion Capital on its sale of the East India Dock Estate in London’s Docklands for £170m.
    • Management and onward sale of 65 multi-let properties with an initial valuation of £350m, six of which are multi-let shopping centres and many are properties with complex titles.
    • India Buildings, Liverpool.
    • Leon restaurants on the property aspects of their rapid roll out of new restaurants in central London.
    • Park Plaza Hotels on the acquisition, construction and refinance of a new hotel development in London.
    • Hotel chain citizenM on the development and construction of a new 200 bedroom London hotel with ground floor retail units.
    • NCP, a long standing client, on various matters relating to their significant property portfolio.
    • Structadene Group on a portfolio acquisition of 25 former bank sites.
    • A group of property investment companies on the refinancing of its banking arrangements with Lloyds Bank Plc in the amount of £210 million, providing associated security over almost 200 property assets.
    • An overseas real estate investor on procuring loan finance from an overseas bank in the amount of £90 million over four separate transactions secured on high-value London office and retail properties.
    • The London branch of an overseas bank in providing debt finance in the amount of £7.7 million and taking associated security from a property developer in relation to an industrial business centre for the development of a retail outlet in Milton Keynes.
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