Keith Barnett

Keith is a partner in the Real Estate group in the UK. Clients benefit from his decades of experience across all aspects of commercial property work. He's recognised as one of London’s leading real estate lawyers.

With a career spanning over 30 years, Keith has acted for a wide range of property companies, banks, financial institutions and overseas investors as well as many of the most significant property occupiers. Clients undertaking development and investment work in the commercial and residential sectors value his deep experience and high quality advice. Keith covers all aspects of commercial property work including property development, finance and investment.

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Career

Since 2017	Partner and Head of Real Estate, Taylor Wessing
2013 - 2017	Partner and Director, Taylor Wessing
2007 - 2013	Head of Real Estate, Taylor Wessing

2002 - 2007	Partner, Taylor Wessing
1993 - 2002	Head of Property, Garretts

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Education

1985

Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales

Memberships & Associations

Trustee of the Chief Rabbinate Trust
Advisory board of IDB Bank

Expertise

Sectors Real estate Offices

Experience

Cain International logistics portfolio acquisition

Advising Cain International on its entry to the UK logistics market with a £550 million logistics portfolio acquisition from Firethorn Trust

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EQT on £1bn residential real estate joint venture.

Advised global investor EQT on a £1bn residential real estate joint venture, set to bring 3000 new rental homes to Greater London. The billion-sterling investment portfolio is being launched with residential property developer Sigma Capital. It is the first UK investment for EQT Real Estate, a division of global investor EQT Partners.

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Advising Meadow Partners on the sale at £65m of the corporate vehicle owning 65 Southwark Street.

Advising Meadow Partners on the sale at £65m of the corporate vehicle owning 65 Southwark Street, also known as the Harlequin building to an overseas institution.

Keith Barnett

Paul Leamy

Charlotte Whalley

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Advising EQT Real Estate on £1billion joint venture for London

We have advised global investor EQT on a £1 billion residential real estate joint venture, set to bring 3000 new rental homes to Greater London. The billion-sterling investment portfolio of high-quality build-to-rent residential homes is being launched with residential property developer Sigma Capital. It is the first UK investment for EQT Real Estate, a division of global investor EQT Partners.

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Acquisition and proposed redevelopment of St John's Wood Barracks

A high net worth overseas investor on the acquisition and proposed redevelopment of the St John's Wood Barracks site.

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Awards

Legal 500 UK 2022	Commercial property - development
Legal 500 UK 2022	Commercial property - investment
Legal 500 UK 2022	Commercial property - corporate occupiers
Chambers UK 2019	Leading individual - Real Estate: Big Ticket (Band 6): Head of real estate Keith Barnett is an "excellent, technical and pragmatic lawyer with strong and wide-ranging contacts," according to clients. He advises property companies, investors and corporate clients on a wide range of commercial property work, including high-value development, finance and investment transactions.
Chambers UK 2018	Leading individual - Real Estate - Big Ticket (Band 6): Keith Barnett is frequently called upon to represent property occupiers, banks, and overseas investors on a range of real estate concerns. Commentators say that he is "very commercial" as well as "collaborative and proactive."

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