Helen Abel

Expertise

Development: advising on real estate aspects of development projects ranging from office developments to mixed use and residential schemes including site assembly and securing vacant possession and funding and disposal arrangements
Landlord and tenant: advising both landlords and tenants on the letting and acquisition of property across all sectors and dealing with asset management matters
Investment: advising on the acquisition and disposal of single and multi-let investment properties including offices, retail and industrial parks, and hotels and other leisure investments and advising on the acquisition and disposal of property portfolios and sale and leaseback transactions
Corporate real estate: advising in connection with the real estate aspects of corporate restructurings and the establishment, participation in and the sale and purchase of companies, limited partnerships and other property owning corporate vehicles
Real estate finance: advising both lenders and borrowers on investment and development financing arrangements

Advised London based Islamic Bank on the real estate aspects of its Sharia’a compliant lending for a mixed use development scheme worth £100 million – (a deal which won Real Estate Islamic finance deal of the year)
Advised a leading supermarket on the acquisition of a number of new store sites in central London
Advised an investor on the letting of and the potential development issues (including in relation to rights of light) relating to a central London site
Advised a University on it taking leases for its main campus buildings in central London
Advised a developer on all development issues relating to a site intended for the development of 368 homes and 12,000 sqm of office, retail and leisure facilities
Advised a leading intelligent information/news provider on all of its real estate management matters on numerous properties in the City.
Advised major high street clearing banks and other banks on the property aspects of a number of multi-million pound real estate finance transactions and restructuring transactions