Clifford Chance
Unlocking capital from real estate: sale & leaseback transactions
5 July 2018
With continued demand from overseas investors for "trophy" real estate assets in the UK, sale and leaseback opportunities valued at £800m were put on the market in central London during August 2017* as businesses continue to look at alternative sources of finance. In this client briefing, we look at the advantages and disadvantages of a sale and leaseback transaction as a way for property-owning companies to release capital.
