Laura Bretherton

Laura is the head of the firms real estate finance practice Laura advises sponsor, lender and borrower clients on a range of real estate finance transactions, with a particular focus on commercial investment and development financings. Her sector experience includes build-to-rent (BTR) and private rented sector (PRS), offices, industrial, student accommodation, and hospitality and leisure – with a focus on hotels. In addition she increasingly assists clients with sustainability and ESG-linked lending in real estate transactions. Laura sits on the Board of Advisers of CREFC (Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Europe) helping shape content for its members. · Macfarlanes LLP

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Laura Bretherton is head of Macfarlanes LLP’s real estate finance practice, advising sponsor, lender and borrower clients on a range of real estate finance transactions with a focus on commercial investment and development financings. She has sector experience in build-to-rent/PRS, offices, industrial, student accommodation and hospitality (hotels), and increasingly advises on sustainability and ESG-linked lending; she also sits on the Board of Advisers of CREFC Europe.

Practice areas

Real Estate FinanceReal EstateBanking & FinanceSustainability & ESG

Office

England

Macfarlanes LLP · Laura is the head of the firms real estate finance practice Laura advises sponsor, lender and borrower clients on a range of real estate finance transactions, with a particular focus on commercial investment and development financings. Her sector experience includes build-to-rent (BTR) and private rented sector (PRS), offices, industrial, student accommodation, and hospitality and leisure – with a focus on hotels. In addition she increasingly assists clients with sustainability and ESG-linked lending in real estate transactions. Laura sits on the Board of Advisers of CREFC (Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Europe) helping shape content for its members.

England

Expertise

Build-to-Rent (BTR) / Private Rented Sector (PRS)Commercial investment financingDevelopment financingOfficesIndustrial real estateStudent accommodationHospitality & leisure (hotels)ESG-linked / sustainability lending

Admissions

Scotland (qualified 2010)
England & Wales (qualified 2018)