United Kingdom - Scotland • Real estate
Burness Paull LLP
Burness Paull LLP has particular accomplishment in development, regeneration, investment, corporate occupier and finance affairs, with the Aberdeen-based team especially active within the energy, BTR, healthcare, housebuilding, retail, leisure and hospitality sectors. The main contacts include head of the firm’s housebuilding group Richard Goodfellow, an expert in residential and commercial development schemes, and John Strachan, a regular advisor to funders and developers on development transactions and affordable housing projects, respectively.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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‘The team is particularly knowledgeable of Scottish property law and helpful in guiding English lawyers through the intricacies of buying property in Scotland.’
- 'Yvonne Byrne is pragmatic and a good communicator.'
Key clients
- Oceaneering International
- CBRE
- John Clark Motor Group
- Mains of Taymouth Ltd
- Verdant Leisure
- Pure Leisure
- University of St Andrews
- Air Products plc
- Forum Energy Technologies (UK) Limited
- Highland Fuels Limited
- Scanbio Limited
- Uppermill Farms
- Welltec
- First Endeavour LLP
- Levelling Up Real Estate
- Bancon Homes
- FirstGroup
- Snowdrop Developments
- Henry Boot Developments
- TGI Fridays
Work highlights
- Advising University of St. Andrews and St Andrews West Properties Limited on their joint venture for the development of land for facilities, student accommodation, commercial uses, care homes and residential development known.
- Advising John Clark Motor Group on various developments, including a new Jaguar Landrover flagship facility in Stirling, a dealership at Baird Avenue (Dundee), the refurbishment of Land Rover Newbridge, and a new Volvo dealership at Newbridge.
- Acting for CBRE in respect of their 10-year lease of their new Aberdeen HQ within the Marischal Square development.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Scott Peterkin