The real estate sector is increasingly dynamic and complex requiring specialist offshore lawyers with the knowledge and international expertise to advise on every element of a transaction, often in challenging market conditions.
Our real estate lawyers advise on the largest, most sophisticated and innovative offshore fund structures and real estate finance / refinancing arrangements involving Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law. Our corporate real estate practice sits within our wider corporate and finance group, which is led by 20 partners and supported by a legal team of over 60 lawyers.
Lenders, buyers, sellers, issuers, sponsors, underwriters and real estate investors appreciate the expertise and experience we have in the finance and corporate, property, tax and litigation laws of our jurisdictions to advise on every scale of transaction or dispute.
Our client portfolio encompasses the full range of financial services institutions, including investment and commercial banks, insurance companies, real estate managers, property developers and pension funds. We advise clients across a broad range of industry sectors, including office, hotel and leisure, retail and residential.
Clients instruct us because of our commercial approach and our industry track record, which has seen us act on some of the largest and most pioneering real estate finance transactions to be structured offshore.
News and Deals
27 September 2023 | News
Carey Olsen wins Affiliate of the Year at The Association of Real Estate Funds Awards
19 September 2023 | News
Carey Olsen shortlisted for Offshore Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards
12 September 2023 | News
Two Carey Olsen lawyers sworn in as Guernsey advocates
15 August 2023 | News
Carey Olsen advises on two schemes of arrangement for London-listed REITs
13 July 2023 | News
Carey Olsen named Offshore Firm of the Year at Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2023
06 April 2023 | News
Guernsey housing market activity slows as prices continue to rise
Briefings and Articles
22 September 2023 | Briefing
A practical guide to property law in Jersey
25 May 2023 | Briefing
A guide to lending and secured finance in Jersey 2023 (ICLG)
19 May 2023 | Article
Island Development Plan review
13 February 2023 | Briefing
Guernsey Property Unit Trusts (GPUTs)
25 October 2022 | Article
The UK’s Register of Overseas Entities
11 July 2022 | Article