Living
We provide tailored legal solutions for the Living sector, including developers of build-to-rent sites, later-life living properties, and student accommodation - helping you navigate complex development and investment challenges.
Services
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Our Real Estate team delivers integrated advice for investors, developers, and operators across the Living sector. From strategic land acquisition to construction and planning, we ensure your projects are future-proofed and compliant.
Build-to-Rent
Our specialist team provide a high-quality, one-stop legal service for investors, developers, and managers of build-to-rent accommodation in both the private and public sector. From luxury developments to single-family homes, co-living, and affordable housing, our team can support. We advise on strategic land transactions, planning and environment, partnerships and joint ventures, litigation, M&A, construction, and more.
Later-life living
Our later life living specialists combine their residential development and health and social care expertise to address the unique needs of retirement housing, retirement communities, and care homes. We provide a full suite of real estate services and deliver custom solutions, including plot sales, planning and environmental, construction, regulatory, and investment and development.
Student accommodation
We advise developers of student accommodation, universities, and colleges on student housing and campus developments. We offer a one-stop shop for developers, including site acquisition, planning and environment, estate enhancement and rationalisation, and joint ventures and funding.
Featured experience
- Advising a leading development and asset management company on the corporate sale of two build-to-rent developments comprising 490 units at Wembley Park
- Advising on the design and construction of Camp Hill Gardens, the largest modular BTR residential development in the UK to date
- Acting for a private equity-backed care home provider on the property elements of its corporate disposal of c.80 care homes valued at around £750m – including negotiating the property provisions of the SPA, and feeding into other documents as the company was prepared for sale
- Advising a leading developer of student accommodation with their property portfolio on the asset management, development, and planning side
- Advising the University of Newcastle on the delivery of a £60m international student, academic and residential new build scheme, through a joint venture agreement
Residential Development and Plots
We have the resource and in-depth knowledge to provide cost effective solutions from complex high value transactions to volume property management, through the full cycle of a residential development, addressing both non-contentious and contentious matters.
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Property Litigation
Our expert team advises on all forms of real estate dispute resolution.
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Planning & Environment
We provide specialist planning and environmental services across the complete range of contentious and non-contentious planning advice.
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Construction and Engineering
We provide a dedicated construction and engineering service to the private and public sectors.
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Corporate
Our corporate team delivers comprehensive legal solutions to a diverse clientele. We specialise in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, and corporate advisory matters, collaborating seamlessly to help clients achieve their business goals.
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Education
Leading education sector advisers offering proactive support and comprehensive legal services for schools, colleges, universities, and Government bodies.
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Health and Social Care Real Estate
We provide a complete real estate service across the health and social care sector, for both public health bodies, NHS Foundation Trusts and private providers as well as to developers, investors and funders – both national and international.
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”The lawyers are proactive, professional and effective at taking the burden of transactions away from the client while keeping the client appropriately informed and involved.
Chambers and Partners UK, 2026 – Real Estate: £10 million and above
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”DAC provides excellent advice, has good knowledge of our estate and healthcare, and a very personable team.
Chambers and Partners UK, 2026 – Real Estate: South West
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Excellent service and very responsive.
Legal 500 UK, 2026 – Commercial Property (South West)
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They have an outstanding commercial approach, exceptional turnaround times and deep subject matter expertise. They brought a wealth of both technical and practical experience and knowledge.
Chambers and Partners UK, 2026 – Real Estate: Yorkshire
Living key contacts
Build-to-Rent
We offer comprehensive legal services for investors, developers, and managers of build-to-rent accommodation.
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We provide a complete real estate service to schools, colleges, universities and government on new build, refurbishment projects and ownership.
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Government
We provide a complete real estate service that includes advice on development, acquisition/disposal, occupation, planning, construction and litigation.
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Health
We provide a complete real estate service across the health and social care sector, for both public health bodies, NHS Foundation Trusts and private providers as well as to developers, investors and funders – both national and international.
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Industrial and Logistics
We provide a complete real estate service to developers, investors and occupiers on planning/environmental, development, construction and asset management matters and associated commercial agreements.
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Offices
We provide a complete real estate service to developers, investors and occupiers on planning, investment, development, construction and asset management matters.
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Residential Development and Plots
We provide a complete real estate service to leading national housebuilders, specialist developers and housing associations.
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Retail
We provide a complete real estate service to national and international developers, owners, funds and institutional investors and local authorities.
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Telecommunications
We provide a complete service for mobile operators, infrastructure providers and developers on all contentious and non contentious issues connected with real estate associated telecommunications.
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Why choose DAC Beachcroft?
We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.
