
Our real estate team acts for a diverse range of clients across all areas of commercial real estate.
We advise institutional and private clients on investment, leasing, real estate finance, development and have leading market expertise in the residential sector (PRS and social housing).
We advise a number of Ireland’s most established real estate developers from site assembly, financing, construction to ultimate disposal. We also frequently advise landlords and tenants on occupational lease transactions.
In recent years, the real estate sector has become far more specialised. We embrace Ireland’s evolving real estate landscape by drawing on the resources in our planning, environmental, construction, corporate, finance and tax teams to deliver tailored and innovative solutions that achieve the best results for our clients. The experience we’ve gained from acting in large scale projects helps us form compact teams that collaborate quickly when required.
Whatever challenge you face, our focus is always on completing the deal, taking great care with every detail.
Clients seek our real estate advice in the areas of:
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- Purchase, development, sale and leasing of commercial property
- PRS/social housing/residential development schemes
- Real estate finance (including forward funding)
- Co-living developments
- Joint ventures and co-ownership schemes
- Renewable energy projects
- Industrial and logistics
- Landlord and tenant issues
- Hotel and leisure
- Restructuring, acquisition and disposal of distressed property portfolios
- Tax-based schemes
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Recent transactions and projects

First Home Scheme DAC
A Philip Lee team led by John O'Donoghue and Elaine Whelan has advised First Home Scheme DAC on the legal real estate elements in relation to the expansion of the First Home Scheme for self-build homes. It is expected the expansion of the scheme will increase uptake...

Housing for All – Introduction of the First Home Scheme for new home purchasers
A Philip Lee team, led by head of our real estate group John O'Donoghue, banking partner Simon O'Neill and real estate senior associate Elaine Whelan, was delighted to advise First Home Scheme DAC on the real estate and banking elements of the First Home Scheme’s...

Corrib Oil
Service station and oil distribution provider Corrib Oil has announced it is to buy forecourt retailer H2 Group. Corrib Oil, comprising Corrib Retail and Corrib Distribution, will acquire 13 retail sites based across the south and east of Ireland, expanding Corrib...
News and insights

First Home Scheme DAC
A Philip Lee team led by John O'Donoghue and Elaine Whelan has advised First Home Scheme DAC on the legal real estate elements in relation to the expansion of the First Home Scheme for self-build homes. It is expected the expansion of the scheme will increase uptake...

Proposed changes on Compulsory Purchase Orders in Ireland
Key Contacts: Brendan O'Connor - Senior Associate | Harry O'Malley - Associate The Law Reform Commission (the “LRC”) has recently published a report on the Compulsory Acquisition of Land together with a draft bill entitled “the Acquisition of Land Bill 2023”. The...

An overview of e-signatures and their use in real estate transactions in Ireland
Key Contact: Thomas O'Malley - Partner | John Somers - Senior associate The move towards e-conveyancing has encountered many obstacles in its path however the introduction of new regulations earlier this year has removed some of these. The 2022 Regulations are part...