
24 March 2026Publication
Contractual control rights
HM Land Registry will launch a digital service for collecting information about ‘contractual control rights’ on 6 April 2027.
Our integrated real estate team manages a wide range of transactions in all commercial property asset classes. We have planning, construction and property litigation specialists within our team and draw on local and international colleagues’ tax, finance, funds and corporate transactional expertise to deliver a full service in all areas of the market.
Over a third of our diverse, 70-strong international practice are partners, which allows us to assemble teams that are tailored to each client’s needs and are truly partner led. We take pride in our legal and project management skills but also in our ability to understand the commercial issues faced by our clients.
Our clients include institutional funds, private equity houses, financial institutions and individual investors. We are proud that many of these relationships have lasted decades (and, in one case, over a century). The breadth of our work has enabled us to develop an impressive understanding of the real estate sector and a network of contacts that continues to prove valuable to many of our clients.
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24 March 2026Publication
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