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Our property and construction group is one of the largest in the North.

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Our property and construction sector team includes lawyers from a wide range of disciplines to support investors, funders, landlords, developers, corporate occupiers, local authorities, infrastructure companies, registered providers and more with all their legal needs.

With experts in asset management, building safety, commercial development, construction, housing, property disputes and litigation and the public sector, we have the depth and breadth to support even the most complex and large-scale of projects — whether residential, commercial or industrial.

We recognise that our clients in the property and construction sector require support on matters focused on real estate law and beyond. That's why we provide advice on a wide range of topics including employment issues, corporate structures, commercial contracts and public procurement

We understand that property and land assets can deliver both high rewards and high risks — especially in a regulatory and political environment that changes by the day. Whatever your role in the sector, our team of experts is on-hand to help you manage your rights and liabilities to support your real estate dealings and realise the value of your assets.

We're proud to have won the Legal Team of the Year award at the EG Awards 2024 and Legal/Professional Team of the Year for commercial property at the Property Awards 2023.

We’re also delighted to act for many exceptional clients including Peel Waters, Muse Places, Ion Developments, Peel Ports Group, Morrisons, Primark, Beaverbrooks, Arnold Clark, Cobalt Housing, Onward, The Regenda Group, Torus and Your Housing Group.

Watch: Making Places Work — introducing our regeneration team

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Iain Gamble manages to seamlessly combine his role as head of development with undertaking complex property transactions of substantial scale. His calm, non-confrontational and pleasant manner pays dividends in negotiations as it discourages counterparts from taking fixed positions and he’s seen as honest and trustworthy by all parties.

The Legal 500, 2024

We worked with Roy Barry and his team on our strategic partnership with Salford Council. I was particularly impressed with the manner in which the Brabners team got to grips with the history and commercial background fast and then ran with it to find legal solutions with a collaborative approach. The team’s deep sector knowledge and collaborative approach were instrumental in navigating complex legal issues to get us into contract at pace.

Claire Slinger, Legal Director, Muse Places

Iain Gamble has an innate confidence and depth of knowledge. His knowledge of deal structures and issues is excellent and his drafting is clear and concise. He can draw on a wealth of knowledge of recent transactions that support the current negotiations. Fees are fair and his overall approach helps to get deals done within a reasonable timeframe and cost.

The Legal 500, 2024

Brabners has an exceptional ability to deal with complex regeneration projects with a calm collaborative approach that instils confidence and trust in both us and our public sector partners. The team’s deep understanding of the development process has helped us complete a detailed multi-phase development agreement for our Hind Street Development as well as supporting us with procurement and planning advice. This has enabled us to achieve our commercial objective whilst meeting our clients’ requirements.

Steve Parry, Managing Director, Ion Developments

We’ve dealt with Brabners for over a decade and have never received anything other than first-class service, support and advice from Jennie Jones and her construction team. We regard Brabners as strategic partners and regularly consult the team whenever we require swift, sound and reliable guidance and advice. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jennie and her team to anyone — they’re truly professional and highly effective.

Client feedback

Brabners has worked with the Peel Waters team on the Liverpool Waters project since it began. The team’s knowledge of what is one of the largest regeneration projects of its kind is essential to us delivering on our 30-year vision for the area. The collaborative approach and commercial pragmatism from Iain Gamble and his team allows us to navigate any legal issues that arise and ultimately helps us meet our objective of transforming the city’s iconic waterfront and bringing life back to the historic docklands.

Chris Capes, Development Director, Liverpool Waters

It’s not just the size of the business, it’s what you do with it. That is what led our judges to select this year’s legal award winner. A firm that is purpose-led, true to its roots and putting its business where its values are.

EG Awards 2024

The Brabners housing team has worked with Cobalt for many years on the land acquisitions and construction contracts required to progress our ambition to regenerate our Croxteth heartland and improve our communities. Brabners’ deep sector knowledge is second to none and their collaborative approach supports our development partnerships and is instrumental in navigating complex issues to achieve our regeneration objectives.

Louise Davies, Executive Director, Communities and Regeneration, Cobalt Housing

We worked alongside Brabners and the Council to deliver the procurement of a private sector partner for the regeneration of Oldham Town Centre. As a project team we managed to get from first legal dialogue session to award in just seven months. That is fast on a project of this scale and complexity. It demonstrates how both the CBRE and Brabners teams are quick to deliver positive outcomes in public procurement for regeneration, which can sometimes suffer from slow and cumbersome processes. The sector knowledge and collaborative approach of Roy Barry and Michael Winder in particular were instrumental in navigating complex legal issues to achieve the Council’s regeneration objectives.

Adam White, Executive Director, CBRE

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