The Real Estate Funds Tax (REFT) team provides expert advice and services to clients across Europe and beyond. We advise fund managers on setting up tax-efficient fund structures for investment in UK and overseas property. It is our breath of knowledge on an international scale, our deep industry understanding and our personalised, tailored-made approach for each organisation that we believe distinguishes our team.

We work alongside institutional and private equity real estate fund managers to establish and grow UK and pan-European real estate funds. Our work encompasses every stage of the fund investment cycle, including:

• Fund structuring - which includes tax implications on the financing and holding structure.
• Specific tax issues - which relate to the structure and on-going operation of the fund such as managing tax residence and corporate governance.
• General advisory services - for example the taxation of an investor’s participation in a fund.

The team also plays a key role in helping UK-based, specialist fund managers to develop continental and global reach by managing the entire process as clients invest cross-border and collating advice from teams around the world.