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George Burrha

Partner
London
About

George Burrha has a broad real estate practice acting for UK and international investors and occupiers. He has helped clients build successful real estate portfolios advising on acquisitions, development, asset management, financing and disposals.

George acts on both direct and indirect real estate transactions and advises operating businesses in relation to their real estate requirements. He has wide experience across asset classes including retail, leisure, offices, logistics, residential and student accommodation as well as tv and film studios.

George's clients include Shaftesbury Capital PLC, blue chip US technology and media companies, Waypoint Asset Management, ATG Entertainment and Wellcome Trust.

George is committed to developing people and is the partner responsible for trainees in the London office.

Areas of FocusMedia, Sport and EntertainmentReal Estate
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising a listed property company on all real estate aspects of their West End villages including lettings of a number of flagship stores and restaurants.
  • Acting for a major US entertainment company in one of the largest leasing deals of TV and film production studios in the UK.
  • Acting for an international gaming and betting company on their office requirements in India.
  • Advising one of the world's largest charities on their redevelopment of a student accommodation property in Central London.
  • Acting for a listed property company on their acquisition of a large mixed use property located in the West End, securing vacant possession, advising on redevelopment and subsequent letting.
  • Acting for a London based real estate manager on their acquisition of a complicated hotel development site in the West End and negotiating the development agreement.
  • Acting for a well-known UK real estate fund manager on their acquisition of a JPUT owning a prime office and retail property in central Birmingham.
  • Acting on the sale of a portfolio of national student accommodation properties.
  • Acting for a leading retailer on their acquisition and leasing of sites across the UK.
  • Acting for an inward investor on their acquisition of a development site for a proposed logistics park.
  • Acting for an inward investor on their acquisition of a hotel in Knightsbridge.
Languages
  • English
  • Punjabi
Education
  • College of Law, London, 1998
  • University of Manchester, Law, LL.B. (Hons), 1996

Publications

  • Vacant premises to be let by compulsory rental auctions: What you need to know, 05 April 2023

Prior Experience

  • 2015 to 2017, Partner, London based international law firm

My latest insights

Publication

High street rental auctions – what you need to know

21 November 2024 .9 minute read

Publication

Vacant premises to be let by compulsory rental auctions: What you need to know

5 April 2023 .10 minute read

Connect

Phone

+44 7825 721 397
(Work, London)
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