General Real Estate

Benefits we bring to you

We’re specialists with genuine expert knowledge, here to offer valuable advice and have grown to become one of Scotland's leading players in the real estate market.

Our advice is clear and easy to follow. We offer transparent billing, agreeing a fixed fee with our clients, so that they can be reassured that they’ll only pay what they have agreed to pay.

Our Real Estate team of over 70 lawyers are involved in all sectors of the Scottish real estate market including:

Offices
Retail
Leisure
Hospitality
Industrial and logistics
Residential / living including housebuilding and all sub-sectors of BTR
Agricultural and rural

We are vastly experienced in all types of real estate deals including:

Investment
Development
Forward funding
Portfolio acquisitions and disposals
Leasing and landlord and tenant
Funding / refinancing

We regularly deal with the Scottish aspects of UK-wide cross border deals working alongside lawyers from England and other jurisdictions. Our team has both the experience and the resourcing to handle the biggest deals in the Scottish market in the shortest of timescales.

We act for private and public sector clients including:

Developers
Investors
Occupiers
Funders
Landowners and holders of large property portfolios

We have thirteen partners and over fifty people in our core commercial real estate team, with an additional ten partners supported by well resourced teams in our dedicated real estate support areas of construction, planning, environmental, banking, corporate, property litigation, social housing and renewables.

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What our clients and peers say:

The team are very efficient on all aspects of work. From taking instructions, to outlining fees, carry out work and closing out matters.

Legal 500 2023

The partners are quick to respond. Their advise is detailed and thorough.

Legal 500 2023

Morton Fraser provides an excellent service. They can draw upon great experience to tailor their service to our exact needs.

Legal 500 2023

I would say that Morton Fraser's strongest point is their ability to provide concise commercial advice, which is always provided quickly.

Private client

On all matters related to commercial property my overall impression is one of competence and professionalism.

Chambers and Partners 2021/22

Morton Fraser are very responsive and efficient, with a high level of professional advice.

Chambers and Partners 2021/22

They invest personally and take interest in the business, not just instruction. They tailor their advice for the particular scenario.

Chambers and Partners 2020/21

A very professional team who are reactive and know our business so can anticipate and assist on areas requiring advice.

Legal 500 2021/22

The individuals we deal with are very responsive to our requests and react with speed and professionalism when required.

Legal 500 2021/22

Our structure and governance is complex and their advice always takes this into account and is tailored to our needs.

Legal 500 2021/22

Experience, attention to detail and good lawyers who are technically strong with commercial understanding.

Chambers and Partners 2019/20

Our business has worked with Morton Fraser for many years at a corporate level and they have handled our Scottish property work for 20 years. You get prompt, accurate and commercial advice and they are a pleasure to work with. They are keen to explore new ideas and find solutions. On the rare occasion that there has been an issue, it has been dealt with extremely professionally.

Legal 500 2019/20