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Made up of lawyers with international experience and local law expertise, our regional real estate practice has handled some of the largest real estate transactions in the region.
Our multinational and multi-linguistic team of highly regarded real estate lawyers, paralegals and legal executives brings enormous experience and professionalism to real estate transactions of every kind and across multiple jurisdictions. When faced with challenging and complex cross-borders issues, we are able to draw upon the local knowledge of our specialists in each of our regional offices and synergise and deliver expedient coordinated advice with similar strategies to our clients.
Featured insights
Guide to the Real Estate Industry
Authored by Rajah & Tann Asia member firms’ real estate lawyers with in-depth and extensive experience in real estate transactions in the region, this guide gives a brief comparative overview of certain key insights to the real estate industry in the region and is crafted to be a useful aide to investors who are navigating or are looking to navigate this part of the world for their real estate.
Our Cross Border Strength
Our member firms across the Rajah & Tann Asia network regularly represent and advise real estate developers, property fund managers and corporations, investment companies, trusts, special purpose vehicles and real estate investment trusts (REITS) in their real estate ventures across the various jurisdictions, including but not limited to acquisition of major commercial and residential properties, hotels and other leisure developments, as well as sites for large scale development and redevelopment.
All our network offices provide the full slew of real estate services, providing advice on a broad range of property work from traditional conveyance to all other property-related sectors, public and private, involving residential, commercial, hotels, industrial properties and mixed developments.
Guide to the Real Estate Industry
As a demonstration of our cross-border strength, Rajah & Tann Asia is pleased to present Guide to the Real Estate Industry, which gives a brief comparative overview of certain key insights to the real estate industry across Asia. Authored by the network’s Real Estate Practice, this guide is crafted to be a useful aide to investors who are navigating or are looking to navigate this part of the world for their real estate investments.
Disposals and Acquisitions
We advise on a broad spectrum of property disposals and acquisitions, ranging from auctions, tenders, private treaties, mortgagees’ sales, sales by receivers, judicial managers and liquidators, en-bloc collective sales and purchases, land acquisitions in government land sales to sale and leaseback property transactions.
Project Financing
We regularly advise our clients on the financing aspects of real estate developments, loan restructuring and the security instruments involved, including domestic and cross-border syndicated and bilateral borrowing / lending transactions.
Developments/Building Projects
We actively represent developers in both licensed and unlicensed projects dealing with a wide portfolio of properties ranging from residential developments, be it landed properties, strata-landed housing or condominium units, commercial and industrial developments including hotels and office buildings to mixed use developments.
Leasing
We handle all aspects of landlord and tenant related work for prominent clients, covering both drafting and reviewing of residential, commercial and industrial leases including office, F&B, retail, shopping malls and data-centre leases, locally and in the region.
REITs
We are experienced in advising clients including the trustees in the negotiations, acquisition, sale and leaseback of different types of properties in REIT transactions.
Due Diligence and Advisory Services
We routinely participate in due diligence exercises and provide the real estate support in M&A / listing transactions. We also offer legal advice through all stages of negotiations, documentation, advise on risk, applications to relevant governmental and statutory authorities for approval to acquire land, applications for stamp duty remissions, approvals for subdivision, change of use, land use and easements.
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Recognition
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Band 1 - Real Estate (Malaysia, Singapore)Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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Band 1 - Corporate/M&A: Real Estate (Philippines)Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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Tier 1 - Real Estate (Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
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Band 2 - Real Estate (Indonesia)Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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Tier 2 - Real Estate and Construction (Malaysia)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
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Outstanding - Real Estate (Singapore)Asialaw (2024-25)
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Highly Recommended - Real Estate (Indonesia)Asialaw (2024-25)
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Ranked - Real Estate (Vietnam)Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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Recommended - Real Estate (Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam)Asialaw (2024-25)
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"Rajah & Tann has been outstanding in terms of their diligence and ability to meet tight and challenging deal timelines. All members of their team work very well and deliver under pressure."Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 (Singapore)
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"AHP (Indonesia member firm) are able to provide advice that is not only secure from a legal perspective but also suitable to business and commercial needs."Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 (Indonesia)
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"Christopher & Lee Ong (Malaysia member firm) provide a thoroughly competent team with great expertise. They take the time to understand the client's business and provide appropriate solutions."Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 (Malaysia)
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"Rajah & Tann has a fantastic, experienced team with know-how of the legal challenges concerning complex real estate transactions."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 (Singapore)
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"AHP’s (Indonesia member firm) real estate team is a team that is able to marry their resources of strong lawyers from other various fields."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 (Indonesia)
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"Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (Philippines member firm) are easy to talk to. They are responsive and well researched."Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 (Philippines)
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"They are a pleasure to work with - very client-friendly and commercially savvy."Chambers Global 2024 (Singapore)
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"Rajah & Tann Asia has excellent technical skills and good knowledge of the local market and practices."Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 (Vietnam)
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"The team worked hard in the deal, responded immediately to queries and turned around the paperwork in a quick efficient way. They were sophisticated and knowledgeable in handling a complex situation and able to provide a commercial solution to the client.”Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 (Singapore)
The team is very experienced in handling real estate transactions. They are very well versed in all the legal issues and familiar with the requirements of the authorities. They also stay up to date on new legal developments and are commercially minded in their approach."
Our Real Estate Team
Director, Rajah & Tann Myanmar Company Limited
Partner
Consultant, Christopher & Lee Ong
Co-Head, Real Estate