Property ventures live or die on structure. SPVs, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and funding terms are put in place at speed to catch a deal, and the consequences, good or bad, surface years later at refinance or exit. Too often the legal structure is inherited rather than designed.

Mercurae works with property companies, developers and investors on the corporate side of property: structuring vehicles, joint venture and shareholder agreements, investment terms and group reorganisations. We are corporate lawyers who understand how property deals are financed and exited, and we work alongside your finance and real estate advisers rather than duplicating them.

Fixed fees suit property work particularly well: each vehicle, JV or restructure is a defined project with a known cost that can be built into the deal appraisal from the outset. On retainer, we keep group structures, intercompany arrangements and lender-facing documents diligence-ready.

The result is a portfolio built on structures that lenders, investors and buyers can understand quickly, which is ultimately what protects value when it matters.