Back to previous page About: Investment Our real estate finance experts use their commercial awareness of the property market to ensure our clients receive market leading advice on every transaction. Our work ranges from high value, highly complex deals and projects to efficient estate management using the best of modern technology. We help our clients to design, build, fund and operate investment and development vehicles. We act for financial institutions, property companies, real estate investment funds, developers and management companies. Development We advise from start to finish on seed funding, regulatory and planning, tax, site assembly, development, finance, construction, letting, realisation, and any disputes. Investment We advise on property acquisition and disposal including due diligence and title reporting, holding structures, senior and mezzanine debt financing, the equity structure and tax. We also act on estate management including letting and disputes. Our areas of expertise FCA regulatory advice Seed funding structures Investment and development finance Asset management Complex structure financings Joint ventures, Partnerships and SPVs Debt financing and restructurings Ground Rent Social and Affordable Housing Funds and structures Efficient volume due diligence services Mezzanine and equity funding Property Charging Derivatives UK and off-shore funds Construction Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) PRS structures Some of our clients Barratt M&G Investments Allied Irish Bank (GB) PLC Capital Trust AIS Capital Management L&Q Housing First Wessex Genesis Housing Association MBNL Sainsbury’s Battersea Power Station Some of our recent work Debt investment in profit and non-profit Housing Associations for M&G Investment in UK ground rents and corporate acquisitions for Aviva Investors A new corporate and funding structure for PRS investment Several housing associations’ acquisition of development sites and Section 106 including a recent £100 million scheme in Elephant and Castle Pre-bid documentation for a major town centre regeneration project in the Thames Gateway A £400 million town centre and shopping complex regeneration project in East London to provide commercial and residential units In This Section Commercial Real Estate Construction Conveyancing, Lease Extension & Enfranchisement Corporate & Real Estate Tax Development & Regeneration Ground Rent Leasehold Reform Litigation Planning and Development Risk PRS Residential Development Sales James Duncan Partner, London Tel: +44 (0)20 7593 5017 View profile View Team Key Contact “They are knowledgeable, level-headed and don’t baffle you with technical legal jargon.” Chambers and Partners UK, 2017 View News and Insights Latest Posts Andrew Kinsey featured in Property Week discussing why end-users must be consulted on the workspace of the future Read more How Build to Rent can provide solutions to challenges raised by Covid-19 Read more James Duncan writes in Property Week discussing why ESG principles are bankable Read more View more Investment posts James Duncan explains why it’s time for real estate to make its mark in ESG investing Read more Winckworth Sherwood named ‘Best Real Estate Investment Legal Team – UK’ by Wealth & Finance Magazine Read more Imperial Capital, LLC Read more Back to homepage Find Us Find a person Specialisms Client Portals and Extranets Terms of use Privacy and Cookies Notices Modern Slavery Policy Client Feedback Survey Complaints Process Scam alerts © Winckworth Sherwood LLP Winckworth Sherwood LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with the registered number OC334359 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Our VAT registration number is 183 8680 66. A list of members is open to inspection at the registered office, Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London SE1 9BB. The term 'partner' is used to refer to a member. Our SRA ID number is 570274.