Uniquely positioned at the heart of the Real Estate group, a dedicated team of specialists deal with all real estate aspects of tax.

Committed to getting buildings up while keeping tax bills down, and immersed in the real estate market, the team is able to fully appreciate the commercial needs of a deal and is superbly positioned to create and implement tax-efficient practical solutions. Being bilingual in real estate and tax, and blessed with intimate familiarity with the way in which real estate deals are done, the team provides the 'missing link' that enables its real estate lawyers to integrate seamlessly with its clients' accountants and external tax advisers.

Providing advice on all areas of real estate tax, including stamp duty land tax, VAT, direct taxes, capital allowances, and more specialist areas such as land remediation relief, landfill tax and community infrastructure levy, the team services clients from across the whole real estate spectrum. This underpins all aspects of its Real Estate group; from acquisitions, disposals and regeneration to commercial and residential development, investment and asset management.

The team also forms part of its specialist Real Estate Funds & Structuring team delivering a wide range of tax-driven property funds and joint ventures, including partnerships, limited partnerships, LLPs and unit trusts (both UK resident and offshore; authorised and unauthorised).

Passionate about property, the team of three tax specialists is led by Lee Nuttall and includes associate Ben Tennant. Lee is a member of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the VAT Practitioners Group and the Investment Property Forum. He is also on the taxes sub-committee of the British Property Federation. Ben is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and the Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group.

For more on real estate tax, please contact Lee Nuttall (lee_nuttall@wragge.com).