Real Estate

You can benefit from the depth of our expertise in dealing with all areas of commercial real estate, trusting us to deliver on their objectives in an efficient and pragmatic manner.

Delivering efficient, pragmatic results

We are consistently ranked by the Legal 500 as a leading team with a number of individual team members celebrated for their stand-out work.

“The commercial property team does big ticket complex real estate acquisition and letting transaction. They have very clever lawyers, who are excellent at collaborative working both with their clients’ other advisers and also with the other side(s) to find solutions to get the deals done.”

We help clients with a broad range of real estate matters

  • Commercial property such as: offices, industrial units, retail shops, restaurants, cafes and takeaways, pubs, hotels and houses in multiple occupation (HMO’S)
  • Residential and commercial development sites
  • Agricultural or rural land and buildings

We work with many different organisations (local, national and international) including large corporates, SMEs, banks, charities, developers, investors, landowners and pension fund trustees.

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What our clients say

Clients tell us how we deliver peace of mind.

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Tim Blackman was excellent as usual. He understands my business needs and involvement necessary but offers all options. Very professional and clear, personable communication skills.
Client of Tim Blackman
Excellent service, good communications throughout and a sympathetic understanding of our needs as they changed throughout the complex process. Tim Blackman was superb, and I wish him every success in the future - he deserves it!
Client of Tim Blackman
I’ve been absolutely delighted with the service that you and Lewis have provided. You have both been incredibly efficient, helpful and conscientious and I won’t hesitate to recommend you to friends and colleagues
Client of Tim Blackman
We used Tim Blackman and Gardner Leader for the first time, but we were very impressed with the knowledge, speed and service and would highly recommend.
Client of Tim Blackman
Highly recommended for Commercial estate purchasing. Tim Blackman is extremely knowledgeable & thorough. We had a long drawn out difficult purchase process but Tim's expertise left no stone unturned.
Client of Tim Blackman
Suki Hardy is an absolute stand-out partner, who has a fantastic practice acting for US tech companies active in the UK. She is a meticulous technical real estate lawyer.
This is not the first time Richard and the team have supported me in a commercial property transaction. His support in all aspects was helpful and totally appropriate. I highly recommend Richard and the Real Estate team.
Client of Richard Buckeridge
I have always dealt with Richard Buckeridge. He fully understands our organisation and has proved invaluable in giving advice on constitutional matters. With service like this, why would I seek alternative help?
Client of Richard Buckeridge
Karron Whitter is extremely thorough, is an expert in her field, and is always available to answer queries.
Client of Karron Whitter
Having dealt with Karron on many occasions due to needs of business we have always been very satisfied with the care and work she puts in, from the smallest of questions to the quick response time to emails. I highly recommend her services.
Client of Karron Whitter
It was a pleasure dealing with you and your team. It makes the whole process so much more enjoyable when you have people like yourself an Philip with you on the journey. We are extremely grateful for you helping us through what can be a very stressful time.
Client of Joanna Bullard
I wish to thank you for your hard work, professional expertise and all the skills you exercised on our behalf in order to make the sale happen. I’m particularly appreciated your even handed approach and the fact that you answered every single email or telephone call very promptly indeed.
Client of Joanna Bullard
Highly recommended, our point of contact Hayley was superb and kept us in the loop at all times.
Client of Hayley Emmerson
Excellent service. I would have no hesitation in recommending
Client of Greg Humphreys
I have worked with Greg on a variety of transactions over a number of years. He has always provided concise commercial advice. I would highly recommend Greg.
Client of Greg Humphreys
We have dealt with Greg Humphreys and the Team at Gardner Leader over several years. They are always professional, prompt and helpful.
Client of Greg Humphreys
We have worked with Greg Humphreys and the GL team for many years. Their support is punctual, clear and always within agreed costs. An excellent service.
Client of Greg Humphreys
Deirdre was a pleasure to deal with. Professional, helpful and kept us informed every step of the way. Would not hesitate to recommend her services to others
Client of Deirdre Smith
I was extremely pleased with the various persons I dealt with and most satisfied with the quality of service and speedy manner to completion. We shall use your good offices again.
Client of Deirdre Smith
Thank you both for your help in this matter it was a pleasure working with you.
Client of Deirdre Smith
The level and quaility of service often is reflected through the individual staff members. We have no comments about how your service should be improved because the particular staff member was excellent.
Client of Deirdre Smith
Gardner Leader dealt with our commercial conveyancing in the fastest way possible, reviewing a complex commercial lease, offering sound advice and exchanging contracts with five working days.
Client of Deirdre Smith
Both Deirdre Smith and Angela Badcock were a pleasure to deal with and a credit to Gardner Leader. They left me confident that I was being robustly represented throughout the proceedings.
Client of Deirdre Smith
Deidre Smith dealt with our transactions with considerable skill and efficiency and has a good understanding of our requirements as property developers. We certainly intend to continue with a future working relationship, and we know that we are in good hands.
Client of Deirdre Smith
We are extremely grateful for your patience, perseverance and sound advice throughout this protracted process. Given the approach We definitely needed your proactive and no-nonsense advocacy on our side. Thank you.
Client of Deirdre Smith

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