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Head of Real Estate & Partner
Allan Cairns
Allan heads the real estate practice at Brodies LLP. With over 20 years' experience Allan has a broad range of expertise across commercial property. He has a focus on the investment market and represents domestic and international investors on high profile investment deals across the UK. He also leads on the delivery of large scale development projects, particularly in the living sector.
Allan has a diverse client base and is experienced in leading multi-disciplinary teams on corporate real estate transactions, cross-border portfolio deals, as well as the sale and purchase of high value commercial real estate.
Clients praise Allan's ability to provide advice in a clear and concise manner and identify the key issues at an early stage.
Living Brodies' values
Allan's commercial understanding and collaborative approach enable him to deliver results for clients.
Highlights
- Purchased one of the largest single let office investments in Scotland on behalf of South Korean investors.
- Represents various clients on the acquisition and management of their retail portfolios across the UK.
- Is dual qualified to advise clients in Scotland and England/Wales.
Rankings
- Ranked by Legal 500 2026 as a Leading Partner – Commercial Property.
- Ranked individual for Real Estate - Scotland by Chambers UK 2026.
"Allan provides exemplary service. He communicates clearly and most importantly provides high-quality commercially astute advice."
Chambers UK 2026
"Allan is very helpful. He is excellent."
Chambers UK 2026
"I think Allan is very commercial and he gets what we're trying to achieve."
Chambers UK 2024
