Real Estate

Our team assists both businesses and individuals with their real estate projects in Spain and France.

Businesses

We assist real estate companies, investment funds, and REITs (SCPI) with their acquisitions in Spain — where the role of the lawyer is essential — as well as with their real estate development projects.
In Spain, it is the lawyers — not the notaries — who conduct real estate due diligence, covering urban planning law, administrative law, and tax law.

  • We draft and negotiate preliminary sale agreements, reservation contracts, purchase deeds, as well as lease agreements and real estate development and construction contracts.

  • We prepare red flag audits, analyzing the legal and tax situation of the property, as well as the likelihood and potential impact of identified risks.

  • We act on acquisitions of industrial, logistics, and commercial warehouses, office buildings, retail spaces, and hotels — in the latter case, including the drafting of management agreements.

  • We also advise tenants (particularly retail and restaurant groups) in negotiating main street or shopping mall lease agreements.

  • We have an in-depth knowledge of the Spanish market and regularly negotiate with sellers — whether or not they are represented — and are accustomed to navigating varying levels of experience with such transactions.

Individuals

We support individuals in their real estate projects in Spain, whether for a primary residence, second home, or rental investment.

  • We assist our clients throughout the entire purchase, sale, or rental process, in both France and Spain. Our involvement spans every stage of the transaction: property search, visits, negotiations, drafting and reviewing contracts, and attending the final signature at the notary’s office.

  • Our role is to facilitate, structure, and secure every real estate transaction.

  • It is essential to highlight that the involvement of a lawyer is crucial when purchasing property in Spain, as the notary’s role is limited:

    • They do not verify the property’s compliance with applicable regulations.

    • They do not negotiate pre-contracts (such as reservation contracts or escrow agreements) or the final deeds.

    • In Spain, only one notary is involved per transaction, and they do not act as a legal advisor — neither for the buyer nor for the seller.

  • We work in Spain with a network of trusted partners, whose professionalism and integrity have been tested and confirmed.

  • A dedicated team of real estate transaction attorneys. As licensed real estate attorneys, we represent clients directly in their property searches and negotiations.
    We negotiate fee-sharing arrangements with other professionals involved, ensuring that our participation does not increase the final purchase price for the buyer.
    Our role as real estate transaction attorneys allows us to search for properties on behalf of our clients without adding any additional negotiation fees to the seller’s listed price.

Our real estate attorneys

Virginie Molinier
Virginie MolinierPartner
Claudia Ambrós Biern
Claudia Ambrós BiernSenior Associate
Marina Nicolas
Marina NicolasSenior Associate
Franck Berthault
Franck BerthaultPartner
Eric Pomonti
Eric PomontiPartner
Sofia Castillo
Sofia CastilloAssociate

Track record

  • Advised a major French footwear brand in the negotiation of its flagship and first retail store in Spain, located in Madrid.

  • Advised a French investment fund on the legal and tax structuring of the turnkey construction of two nursing homes (EPHAD) and their lease to operators.

  • Advised a French REIT (SCPI) in the acquisition of eight logistics warehouses.

  • Advised a French investment fund in the acquisition of an iconic office building leased to the Spanish government. That same year, we also supported another French investment fund in the purchase of a mixed-use (residential and commercial) building in Mallorca.

  • Assisted a Spanish family-owned group in the sale of industrial warehouses to a Spanish insurance group.

  • Advised a French real estate investment fund in the acquisition of logistics warehouses in Spain and supported a listed French investment fund in the purchase of a hypermarket.

  • Assisted a French company developing co-working spaces in establishing its first location in Spain.

  • Advised a major French brand in the baby clothing and accessories sector in the negotiation of its commercial leases.

  • Advised a French real estate company on the acquisition of five properties housing medicalized nursing homes.

  • Assisted a French DIY group in the renegotiation of its leases and in pre-litigation matters with commercial property landlords.

  • Advised a U.S. technology group in leasing several office properties.

  • Took part in real estate acquisitions by the first French REITs (SCPIs) to invest in Spain, involving numerous assets in the logistics, office, hospitality, and retail sectors.

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