304 Real Estate jobs in the United Kingdom

Job Description: Real Estate Senior Associate 6PQE+

Location: Central London

Salary: £75k-£100k

Hybrid working - 2-days WFH

About Our Client:

Join an excellent boutique firm in Central London that provides services to high-end clients on a range of matters, from property, litigation, private client, commercial, and immigration. Our client offers modern office space situated a couple of minutes walk from the local train station, as well as an excellent benefits package and work-life balance.

Position Overview:

My client is seeking an experienced commercial property solicitor of 6PQE+, with experience working on a variety of property matters, including acquisitions and sales, landlord and tenant, and development matters. The candidate will run their own transactions and join the busy department that has a high demand for their services due to a growing client base.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a varied caseload of commercial property matters.
• Provide expert legal advice and representation to clients.
• Prepare and draft legal documents.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, providing timely updates and strategic advice.
• Collaborate with colleagues across various practice areas to deliver comprehensive legal services.
• Contribute to business development initiatives, including networking and marketing efforts to enhance the firm’s profile in the property sector.

Qualifications + Experience:

• At least 6-years PQE Qualified Solicitor within commercial property.
• Strong knowledge of relevant laws and regulations.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage a diverse caseload effectively and efficiently.
• Demonstrated client-focused approach with a strong commitment to achieving the best outcomes for clients.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment with a focus on work-life balance.

About the Role

We are partnering with a leading global advisory platform to identify an Associate Director for its growing Real Estate M&A Advisory practice.

This is a high-profile opportunity to work at the intersection of complex, high-value transactions and strategic growth initiatives within the real estate sector.

The team advises on a wide range of corporate and asset transactions across residential, hospitality, leisure, healthcare, and mixed-use portfolios . You’ll be working directly with senior leadership on live deals while also shaping the future direction of the practice.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and manage the execution of real estate M&A transactions, including corporate acquisitions/disposals, joint ventures, platform investments, and equity/debt raisings.
• Structure deals involving both operating platforms and underlying assets (including JV promote and profit-share structures).
• Develop, review, and refine detailed financial models and investment materials for client and investor presentations.
• Work closely with investors, developers, operators, and corporate leadership teams to deliver commercially robust solutions.
• Contribute to the team’s strategic growth by identifying opportunities to refine service offerings and expand sector coverage.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Real deal volume: High flow of live, complex transactions across diverse real estate sectors.
• Lean leadership structure: Not top-heavy, giving you clear runway for promotion into more senior roles.
• Future leadership potential: Opportunity in time to develop and lead your own sub-sector within the real estate practice.
• Visionary leadership: Work directly with a highly regarded industry leader with a background in global investment banking, currently building and expanding the platform.

About You

You will excel in this role if you:

• Thrive in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment.
• Bring a commercial mindset to both deal execution and client strategy.
• Enjoy taking ownership and working in a team where initiative is valued and rewarded.
• Have strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate confidently at senior levels.

Real Estate Solicitor – London (2 PQE+)

Commercial Property Associate – Expanding City team – London

• Salary: up to £90K
• Reports to: Head of department
• Location: London
• Work pattern: Hybrid

Our client’s London Real Estate team is looking for a talented and ambitious Commercial Property Solicitor to join its thriving practice. If you’re ready to build your profile, deepen your expertise, and work alongside some of the most respected names in the sector, this is your opportunity.

Introduction to the Real Estate team

The London Real Estate team is a collegiate and specialised. Lawyers advise on a wide range of work and tend to focus on a number of key sectors including:

• Retail
• Leisure
• Development
• Property and investment

The team have a solid reputation in the market for working with key clients on quality work. As such, they offer a mid-level Associate a fantastic opportunity to gain genuine exposure a vast range of deals, build confidence and develop their career.

Day-to-day

You’ll advise a broad range of clients—occupiers, developers, investors, and lenders—on matters including:

• Acquisitions and disposals
• Lease negotiations
• Portfolio management
• Development site acquisitions, agreements, and disposals
• Mentoring less experiences colleagues
• Corporate support as well as working with other teams such as construction.

What the Partners are looking for

The role is ideally suited for a solicitor with 2 PQE+, though PQE is only ever given as a guide:

• Strong experience in Commercial Property
• Proven Landlord and Tenant expertise
• A proactive, collaborative mindset
• A genuine interest in business development and networking
• Financial awareness and attention to detail

Enthusiasm and passion also count for a great deal. This is a relatively small team and the Partners are looking for the right candidate with the right attitude to add to the team’s culture and positive values.

If you are interested in finding out more, please don’t hesitate to get in touch for a confidential discussion or apply with a copy of your CV and we will arrange a call at your convenience.

Real Estate Finance and/or loans lawyers with good understanding of syndicated lending and LMA documentation please get in touch for a great 12 month contract with a leading financial services client. Offering 9-5 working arrangements, flexible with in office days and a competitive daily rate. This is for a September/October 2025 start.

Key skills required:

• Qualified real estate banking or finance lawyer
• Experience in syndicated/club lending and LMA documentation
• Strong understanding of real estate lending, loan/security documentation
• General lending experience
• In house experience a plus

Please contact: for further details.

An excellent opportunity awaits an ambitious Associate to join a Global Firm seeking a Property Disputes Associate for its top-tier practice in London. The team is one of the largest in the country, the team handles contentious landlord and tenant cases, vacant possession matters, rights-to-light claims, development disputes, energy-related property litigation, hotel and mixed-use estate litigation, and complex dilapidations work.

Experience required:

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales
• Between 2–4 years’ PQE in property litigation gained at a leading London firm
• Ability to provide clear, practical advice.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong academic background with a minimum 2:1 degree.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic.

Get in touch without delay if this is of interest by emailing your cv to

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However, we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.

About Konexo and Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland is a global law firm with 74 offices across 35 countries worldwide committed to delivering client service excellence. As a full service law practice, Eversheds Sutherland acts for many sectors across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and the US providing legal advice to clients in each of its practice areas including Real Estate, Corporate Finance, Commercial Advisory, Employment, Labour and Pensions, Litigation and Dispute Management.

Konexo is an established alternative legal services division of Eversheds Sutherland, created to meet client demand for high quality, interim legal, HR and compliance professionals. Konexo Legal Resourcing is a well-established and fast growing team created to meet demand for high quality interim lawyers, paralegals and legal project managers to support both clients and internal Eversheds Sutherland teams.

Residential Property Development Lawyers

Konexo Legal Resourcing is receiving an increased demand for interim real estate lawyers who specialise in residential development transactions to provide additional resource support to our in-house clients and the Eversheds Sutherland Real Estate Practice Group

What you should have:

• At least 5+ years PQE.
• Good experience of acting for national housebuilders, land promoters, developers and landowners on residential development and residential investment projects.
• Experience conducting due diligence on residential land acquisitions.
• Experience negotiating a wide range of legal documentation including sale contracts conditional on planning, promotion and option agreements, collaboration agreements and development agreements.
• Experience providing strategic legal advice on overcoming title issues, including liaising with landowners’ solicitors and insurers to secure indemnity policies.
• Ability to work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, including landowners, surveyors, and planning authorities, to facilitate smooth project progression.
• Knowledge of the UK living sector with experience of the build to rent and affordable housing market would be advantageous, but is not essential.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and work accurately under pressure.

The benefits of joining Konexo Legal Resourcing:

• Our flexible resourcing model means you can choose how and when you work. People approach us for a whole range of reasons - they might be seeking a better work-life balance, the ability to develop their legal career whilst also having the time to pursue other interests, or they may simply want a way of working that offers greater control and flexibility that more traditional models don't provide.
• You will have access to high quality legal work, helping to consolidate on your experience and develop your career.
• We have full time, part time and more flexible ad-hoc hourly opportunities, with many of our roles offering hybrid or remote working.

What you get:

• The backing and support of a leading global law firm.
• Access to Partner support and other subject matter expert support within the firm throughout the placement.
• Access to the firm's knowledge systems, CPD training and webinars.
• Access to online know-how resources, such as PLC.
• You will be invited to Konexo's in-person and virtual networking events, in addition to firmwide webinars and events.

We are one of the first law practices to enter the flexible legal resourcing market, we have a wealth of experience in placing legal professionals both with Eversheds Sutherland teams and with international clients across a variety of sectors.

If you want to take charge of your career, work with a global law firm and some of the best companies in the world, then we would love to hear from you!

Due to the volume of responses we receive, unfortunately if you have not heard back from us within 4 weeks of applying, we are not progressing your application. Please feel free to review our vacancies at for roles in the future as this is updated frequently.

A fast-growing real estate investment portfolio company is seeking to appoint its first In-House Legal Counsel. This newly created role offers a rare and exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of UK and European real estate finance transactions. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the firm’s investment and asset management teams, playing a pivotal role in shaping the legal function of a dynamic and entrepreneurial business.

The role will be responsible for developing and executing the company’s legal strategy, managing legal risk, and supporting complex, high-value transactions. This role combines strategic advisory responsibilities with hands-on legal work, offering a unique opportunity to influence the business at a critical stage of its growth. The environment is fast-paced and collaborative, ideal for a legal professional who thrives on variety and impact.

Key responsibilities include providing clear, commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of real estate finance matters. The Legal Counsel will lead legal aspects of transactions, including due diligence, documentation, and stakeholder coordination. They will also be responsible for drafting and negotiating complex financial agreements such as loan documents, intercreditor agreements, and securitisations. In addition, the role involves developing internal legal policies, governance structures, and compliance frameworks, as well as training teams to identify and manage legal risks throughout the investment process. Managing relationships with external legal advisors to ensure quality and cost efficiency will also be a key part of the role.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor (England & Wales or equivalent) with at least five years of post-qualification experience. They will bring a strong background in UK and European real estate finance, debt finance, or structured finance, along with proven expertise in negotiating and interpreting complex financial documentation. Excellent communication skills are essential, particularly the ability to explain legal concepts clearly to non-legal colleagues. The successful candidate will be adaptable, proactive, and comfortable operating in a high-growth, entrepreneurial setting.

This is a unique opportunity to become the first in-house legal hire at a company poised for significant expansion. The role offers the autonomy to build and shape the legal function from the ground up, while contributing directly to transformative real estate deals across the UK and Europe. For a legal professional seeking to make a meaningful impact in a fast-moving business, this is a compelling next step.