Real Estate
Our Cross Border Strength
Our member firms in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Cambodia and Myanmar have extensive experience and regularly represent and advise real estate developers, property fund managers and corporations, investment companies, trusts, special purpose vehicles and REITs in their real estate ventures across the various jurisdictions, including but not limited to acquisition of major commercial and residential properties, hotels and other leisure developments, as well as sites for large scale development and redevelopment.
Guide to the Real Estate Industry
As a demonstration of our cross-border strength, we have prepared a guide which gives a brief comparative overview of certain key insights to the real estate industry across Asia. Authored by Rajah & Tann Asia member firms’ real estate lawyers with in-depth and extensive experience in real estate transactions in the region, this guide is crafted to be a useful aide to investors who are navigating or are looking to navigate this part of the world for their real estate investments.
Member firms of our network provide the full slew of real estate services, providing advice on a broad range of property work from traditional conveyance to all other property-related sectors, public and private, involving residential, commercial, hotels, industrial properties and mixed developments, including :-
- Disposals and Acquisitions
- Project Financing
- Developments / Building Projects
- Leasing (acting for major landlords and tenants)
- REITs
- Due diligence and advisory services
Disposals and Acquisitions
We advise on a broad spectrum of property disposals and acquisitions, ranging from auctions, tenders, private treaties, mortgagees’ sales, sales by receivers, judicial managers and liquidators, en-bloc collective sales and purchases, land acquisitions in government land sales to sale and leaseback property transactions.
Project Financing
We regularly advise our clients on the financing aspects of real estate developments, loan restructuring and the security instruments involved, including domestic and cross-border syndicated and bilateral borrowing / lending transactions.
Developments / Building Projects
We actively represent developers in both licensed and unlicensed projects dealing with a wide portfolio of properties ranging from residential developments, be it landed properties, strata-landed housing or condominium units, commercial and industrial developments including hotels and office buildings to mixed use developments.
Leasing
We handle all aspects of landlord and tenant related work, covering both drafting and reviewing of residential, commercial and industrial leases including office, F&B, retail, shopping malls and data-centre leases, locally and in the region.
REITs
We are experienced in advising clients including the trustees in the negotiations, acquisition, sale and leaseback of different types of properties in REIT transactions.
Due Diligence and Advisory Services
We routinely participate in due diligence exercises and provide the real estate support in M&A / listing transactions. We also offer legal advice through all stages of negotiations, documentation, advise on risk, applications to relevant governmental and statutory authorities for approval to acquire land, applications for stamp duty remissions, approvals for subdivision, change of use, land use and easements.
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Recognition
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“The firm is responsive, very detail-oriented and thorough. The lawyers are polite and always so pleasant to deal with.”Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023)
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“The team worked hard in the deal, responded immediately to queries and turned around the paperwork in a quick efficient way. They were sophisticated and knowledgeable in handling a complex situation and able to provide a commercial solution to the client.”Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023)
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“… a strong reputation for advising on special classes of property, complex issues related to land conversion, and regulations governing housing and property development projects.”The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2022)
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“Great teamwork and strong dedication from the team to provide adequate support to clients ..”The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2022)
“The team worked hard in the deal, responded immediately to queries and turned around the paperwork in a quick efficient way. They were sophisticated and knowledgeable in handling a complex situation and able to provide a commercial solution to the client.”
Our Real Estate Team
