Michael Buchanan

Practice Areas

Michael is a highly experienced Real Estate partner with over two decades of experience advising on wide range of major property mandates. He specialises in advising on complex, high value and long-term urban regeneration, development and investment projects, joint ventures / PPPs and mixed-use schemes, both in the North West and nationally. Michael is one of the leading real estate lawyers in the region and has been ranked as a ‘leading individual’ in Chambers for over a decade providing “highly pragmatic, commercially astute legal advice and “being adept at responding to challenges”.

Work Highlights

A national regeneration fund on a number of long term regeneration projects in the North West including a flagship £1bn regeneration scheme, including leading the team and advising on an 80,000 sq ft office pre-let to a magic circle law firm, a £100m+ funding of a 188,000 grade A office underpinned by an annuity lease structure, the forward funding of the three BtR buildings (comprising over 300 units in total at a value of £92m) and the pre-let and forward funding of a further 175,000 grade A office.

A leading national regeneration specialist on number of significant ongoing development and regeneration projects in the North West and nationally .

A UK institution on a £100m+ forward funding of 804 student residences in the South of England.

A national developer on a wide range of North West and national development schemes.

A London authority on a £1bn phased regeneration in Newham to create a whole new district.

A London developer on their development arrangement to deliver a major mixed-use scheme in Ancoats, Greater Manchester.

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