Paul Leamy

Paul advises clients on all aspects of commercial real estate work.

Paul's advice covers acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant matters, and real estate development. He specialises in work with the real estate development sector, where he advises developers and investors on all stages of the real estate development process.

He has particular experience in mixed-use retail and leisure schemes and purpose-built student accommodation schemes.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Real estate & construction

Structured real estate

Real estate development

Sectors

Real estate

Student accommodation

Living

Exploring the hybrid future of real estate

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CV

Since 2015 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2011 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

2002 - 2011 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2015 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2011 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

2002 - 2011 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2000 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales

1995 LLB Law, King's College London

Additional languages

Experience

Cain International logistics portfolio acquisition

Advising Cain International on its entry to the UK logistics market with a £550 million logistics portfolio acquisition from Firethorn Trust

Michael Goldberg

Emma Oakley

Paul Leamy

Lacy Gratton

Tunç Ilgin

McLaren on their nationwide development programme for high end development

McLaren on their nationwide development programme for high end residential development, mixed used, and student accommodation blocks in Bath, Brighton, Cardiff, London, Oxford, Cambridge, Coventry, Southampton, and Manchester.

Press release

Emma Tait

Paul Leamy

Martin Yells

McLaren Property on GBP175 million deal

McLaren Property on a GBP175 million forward funding with Brookfield's Student Roost. The funding will be used by McLaren to develop three new student accommdation schemes delivering a total of 1,387 beds to two prime, regional cities; Warwick and Brighton. The schemes will be delivered for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years, with two schemes in Warwick and one in Brighton.

Press release

Paul Leamy

Gabriel Estevez

Matthew Jones

Christopher Komodromou

Joanna Bassett

Advising Meadow Partners on the sale at £65m of the corporate vehicle owning 65 Southwark Street.

Advising Meadow Partners on the sale at £65m of the corporate vehicle owning 65 Southwark Street, also known as the Harlequin building to an overseas institution.

Paul Leamy

Charlotte Whalley

R&F Properties on high profile development sites in London

Advising on real estate matters, site set up and disposals, construction, finance, planning, infrastructure, highways, and CIL matters across four major development sites. Work is ongoing on this impressive portfolio of developments. The total number of residential units is over 4,000, in addition to retail, office, hotel and leisure floor space uses.

Paul Leamy

Elaine Dobson

Richard Bursby

Rachel George

Christopher Komodromou

Gareth Lawson

Matthew Jones

McLaren Property on the multi-billion pound delivery of development projects since their inception in 2010

McLaren Property on their acquisitions and redevelopments since their inception in 2010. Whilst McLaren are active across multiple sectors, the bulk of the projects undertaken have been in the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and residential sectors. Taylor Wessing has advised on redevelopment projects undertaken both independently and in joint venture partnerships with sector specialists, with a current pipeline of development assets totalling GBP1.5bn.

Press release

Paul Leamy

Alistair Watson

Christopher Komodromou

Gabriel Estevez