Acting on its own, as well as regularly forming a part of cross-office team from across the UK network, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP's 'personable and pragmatic' seven partner Cardiff-based team frequently has a leading role for an eclectic mix of clients, including investors, developers and occupiers, for many high-profile transactions both inside and outside of Wales. The size of the team ensures that it is able to provide a significant degree of specialism, whether it be in the context of industry sectors or for different types of real estate sectors. The commercial property team forms a vital component for the firm's overarching excellence in the renewable energy sector and is able to advise stakeholders from project inception through to completion. Key practitioners in this space include James Trafford, for wind farms, in particular and Geraint Pullin Thomas , who provides 'sound and industry leading' advice in relation to solar energy projects. Transport is another core industry sector focus for the real estate team, an area that the Helen Thomas  remains active, alongside her broader responsibilities as European managing partner with responsibility for the firm's offices in France, Germany, Luxembourg and The Netherlands. David Emberson  is a key contact for many institutional clients of the firm in connection with their property work and continues to be the relationship partner for SEGRO. Other recommended practitioners include Gareth Ashfield , who specialises in development acquisition and site set up work for developers; senior associate Jonathan Woodward, who 'delivers an excellent professional service' across a varied mix of property work, including for corporate pension funds across a range of portfolio management issues; and team head Kathryn Roberts .

Commercial property-related work informs much of Acuity Law’s transactional work and remains a cornerstone practice area for the firm, both in relation to purely domestic work, as well as increasingly outside of Wales. Although the firm’s client base is wide-ranging and includes financial institutions, end users and public sector entities, Rightacres remains a core client across a range of high-profile developments in the Welsh capital. Gareth Baker has been at the heart of much of this work, including in relation to the successful Central Square regeneration scheme, as well as the Central Quay project at the former Brains brewery site in the centre of Cardiff. Damien Cann is a pivotal member of the team, and as well as being responsible for devising and implementing the funding arrangements for RightAcres (enabling it to attract a great deal of investment into the Central Square project), also regularly advises healthcare clients on their property requirements. Steve Morris co-heads the team alongside Baker, and is noted for his expertise advising developers and lenders on commercial and residential schemes in Wales and England.

Led by James Egan , Blake Morgan LLP‘s ‘well co-ordinated and knowledgeable‘ six-partner team ‘expedites expert concise advice’ to a balanced mix of public and private sector stakeholders across a wide range of commercial property projects. Clients also benefit from access to the firm’s in-house project and cost management services and are therefore afforded a very holistic service and a single point of contact across all aspects associated with the life cycle of a project. At a senior level, Geoff Reed  has vast experience advising on the acquisition, development and disposal of commercial and residential property, while Nigel Griffiths  longstanding representation of Canary Wharf Group Plc, ensures that he has an enviable retail leasing practice. Louise Howells heads up the firm’s real estate social housing team and provides a ‘fantastic blend of knowledge and insight’ to RSLs across the panoply of their property needs.

Led by Susanne Bradley, Geldards LLP's team 'works well together' and provides a 'high-quality service' to an eclectic mix of stakeholders, including developers, investors and end-users in the private and public sectors. The 'approachable and personable' Ioan Owen 'always aims to go that extra mile for his clients', which include landlord and tenants in the office and retail space. Mike Jeffs is 'extremely efficient and responsive' particularly in the context of the funding of commercial property, investment, acquisition and development projects. The 'approachable and responsive' Adam Thomas has 'sound all round experience in transactional real estate work' and a 'good grasp of public sector requirements'. 

Hugh James' ten-partner team has the strength-in-depth and bandwidth to handle a tremendous range and volume of mandates for public/third sector and private sector clients, including a number of longstanding institutional clients of the firm such as Celtic Manor Resorts and WRU. As well as his niche expertise on renewables-related property work, experienced team head Peter Hurn  continues to be extremely active in the residential development space as a result of his strong ties with a number of well-established housebuilders. In the third sector, social housing remains a core strength of the practice with a large roster of RSLs continuing to rely on the practice for all of their property needs, including on disposals, acquisitions and city regeneration schemes. Notably this side of the practice has also enhanced the residential development work with notable influx of home builders which have been spun out of the social housing sector. Caroline O’Flaherty  remains instrumental to work in the social housing space, work which she combines with a particularly strong offering in the education sector.

Led from Swansea by Kevin Thomas but by no means limited to work in the immediate georgaphical vicinity, Morgan LaRoche's five-partner developer-focused practice is as comfortable handling local regeneration mandates, as it is handling major projects ouside of the Welsh borders. Much of the non domestic work is in the context of student accomodation development, an area that Thomas is particular accomplished and continues to be particularly active on projects throughout the South of England. Renewable energy work is also a key strength for the team, with David Palmer and Carmarthen-based Alun Price regulary engaged by core client AMP Clean Energy, including on the development of biomass plants throughout England and Wales. Rosemary Morgan remains a key member of the team and benefits from vast knowledge of real estate transactions within the education and health sectors, in particular.

Although it is less well-established than many other firms in the region, Lewis Silkin‘s four-strong Cardiff-based team has developed a particularly strong reputation in the corporate real estate market, acting on its own, as well as often alongside colleagues based in London. Team head Emily Meredith Hardy has been pivotal to the team’s growth and as well as regularly providing real estate advice on corporate and finance mandates handled by the firm, is also noted for her landlord and tenant work in the advertising and marketing, technology and retail sectors. Managing associate Tom Merrick is also a key member of the team and ‘provides sound commercially aware advice’ to corporate occupiers.