News | Real Estate

Monday 5th March 2007

Corporate and commercial law firm SJ Berwin LLP’s real estate department has advised The Conservative Party on its new lease of over 10,400 sq ft on part of the 5th floor of the Millbank Tower and on the 3rd floor of 30, Millbank, London SW1.  The two buildings are linked and are on the banks of the Thames. 

The Conservatives are moving from their offices in Victoria Street.

The SJ Berwin team was led by real estate head of department, Bryan Pickup, assisted by Helen Murcott, Alexander De Meyer and Jade Williams.

Amanda Bottaro, associate of Addleshaw Goddard advised the landlord TST Millbank. 

For further information please contact:

Bryan Pickup on +44 (0)20 771 2468, email Bryan.pickup@sjberwin.com  or Karen Roberts on +44 (0)20 7111 2578, email karen.roberts@sjberwin.com      

• On 1 June 2005 SJ Berwin LLP, an English limited liability partnership, took over the business of the SJ Berwin general partnership.  SJ Berwin LLP or an affiliated undertaking has an office in Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich and Paris. 
  
  
• SJ Berwin LLP was named ‘UK Firm of the Year’ at the 2005 Legal Week Awards on 30 November.  The award recognised SJ Berwin’s five years of international expansion and its involvement in a series of high quality deals.
  
  
• SJ Berwin's Real Estate Division totals 118 staff of which 22 are partners (3 of which are tax partners), and 50 assistants, encompassing the disciplines of Commercial Real Estate, Construction, Planning & Environment, Property Litigation, Real Estate Funds and Tax.  There is an increasing emphasis on cross firm activity with related areas of Banking and Corporate.  The division acts for blue chip clients including British Land, Royal Bank of Scotland, the Hilton Group, Brixton plc, AXA, The Crown Estate, Marks & Spencer and Gazeley.
  
  
• The Real Estate Team is Legal Business Real Estate Team of the Year 2005.  It was also named "Real Estate Team of the Year" in the Lawyer Magazine Awards 2004, following its advice on the RBS/Canary Wharf transaction the highest-value property investment transaction in the UK in 2004.
  
  
• Revenue from Real Estate represents approximately 23% of the firm's total revenue.