Claire Hughes
Partner
Claire is Head of the London Property Practice. Under Claire’s leadership in managing the London Property Team we have succeeded in winning a number of strategic clients as well as achieving recognition through industry awards including the Legal 500 Real Estate Team of the Year.
Claire's experience
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Advised London & Regional Properties, a prominent property investment group, on the acquisition of a hotel ground rent portfolio of 15 assets across multiple UK locations.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
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Advised Adagio Hotels UK Limited, a prominent hotel operator, on an agreement for lease concerning a property in London.
- United Kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised the Directors, Miles Dunnett and Russell Downs, on the sale of the 1.5 million square foot Merry Hill shopping centre.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
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Advised a multi-billion-dollar single-family office headquartered in Hong Kong, on the share sale of a London hotel to a hostel operator.
- United Kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised Telereal Ventures Limited a property development promoter on the termination of a promotion agreement for a development site in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, including structuring the sale of phase 1 to fund the exit fee and ensuring compliance with the agreement terms.
- United Kingdom
- Professional & Public Services
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Advised Archer Hotel Capital, on the development constraints for this iconic listed hotel, in considering extensive refurbishment and renovations. Acted on the disposal of The Dilly hotel to Fattal Group by complex share sale of the two targets, Selkirk House (MH) Limited and Archer Piccadilly Limited, navigating multiple jurisdictions for this cross-border disposal.
- Cross-border
- Real Estate
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Advised Cycas Hospitality in negotiating agreements for transition of the management of InterGlobe’s portfolio of European Hotels located across eight European cities. We also provided end to end project management support to collate local law input in Austria, France, Hungary, Romania and Czech Republic.
- Cross-border
- Real Estate
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Advised Melia Hotels on their acquisition of leases for Innside Melia brand at Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle. Negotiated suites of development documents for construction of around 800 rooms, with contractual variations reflecting strategic advice arising due to Covid period. Further advised Melia White House, with a legal lease restructuring.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
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Advising one of the largest Canadian Pension Plans on strategic asset management work for their central London trophy asset in Southwark which included a number of significant lettings including a retail letting to Amazon for their innovative “Fresh and Go” concept.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
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Advising real estate investor Invesco Real Estate on a 382 unit Private Rental Sector asset, known as The Copper House at 21 Strand, Liverpool with specialist advices on the financing of a forward funded development deal that practically completed in April 2021, and subsequently supporting on property and construction matters.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
Credentials
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2007Joined Pinsent Masons
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2000Addleshaw Goddard LLP - Managing Associate
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1996Qualified - England and Wales
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1996S J Berwin LLP (now King & Wood Mallesons) - Associate
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1994Davies Arnold Cooper (now DAC Beachcroft) - Solicitor
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1988King Sturge/JLL - Surveyor
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