— Practice Area

Real Estate

From acquisition and development through to leasing and disputes — comprehensive legal support across residential, commercial and mixed-use real estate.

End-to-end real estate counsel

Saudi real estate is one of the most dynamic markets in the region, with rapidly evolving regulation. Our team brings together transactional discipline, regulatory fluency and dispute-resolution experience to support clients across the full life of an asset.

Transactions

  • Acquisition, disposal and refinancing of land, buildings and mixed-use portfolios.
  • Off-plan sales — REGA registration, escrow, compliance and developer obligations.
  • Joint ventures with international developers and operators.
  • Hotel management, branding and operating agreements.
  • Long-term commercial and retail leasing — landlord and tenant side.

Development & construction

  • Development frameworks, ground leases and concession structures.
  • FIDIC-based EPC and construction contracts, including amendments to Saudi practice.
  • Consultant agreements (architectural, engineering, project management).
  • Variation, delay and disruption claims.

Disputes & recovery

  • Lease enforcement, eviction and unpaid rent recovery.
  • Construction disputes — adjudication, arbitration and court.
  • Title disputes, easement and boundary matters.
"Real estate disputes are usually drafting disputes in disguise — they begin in the contract."