Hospitality, hotels & leisure

At Maples Teesdale, we have extensive experience advising across the hospitality, hotels and leisure sectors, acting for developers, investors, owners, operators and funders on all real estate aspects of this dynamic and evolving market. We understand the unique commercial pressures and operational demands of the industry—from acquisition and financing to development, management, and final disposal.

We understand the operational and branding complexities of the sector, and work closely with clients to navigate management and franchise arrangements, planning and construction issues, and ESG considerations. Our cross-disciplinary approach ensures seamless support across the full lifecycle of hospitality and hotel assets.

Hospitality and Leisure

We offer a complete service and can guide occupiers through the process – starting with agreeing effective heads of terms and ending with fit-out and occupation itself.

Our advice is commercial, and we understand that the key issues in taking space can often be practical in nature, for example agreeing the signage rights, obtaining consent to fit-out and ensuring there is adequate plant and riser space for a tenant’s use. We are experienced in dealing with these issues as well as the more technical legal negotiation.

Our ultimate aim is to assist occupier clients in managing their ‘space needs’ in a way that minimises business interruption. We are used to acting within tight timeframes if required. We are also happy to take on long projects which might involve planning for a client’s future needs.

Once in occupation we are able to assist with the ongoing management work, including assisting with the negotiation of renewals or the exercise of breaks.

Relevant experience

• Hili Coffee House – We have advised Hili Coffee on a number of retail lettings for their coffee shops Arabica. They have 110 stores in 18 countries.
• MW Restaurants – We advised “M” restaurant in relation to their flagship first restaurant in Threadneedle Walk, City comprising circa 12,000 sq ft and their second restaurant and vintners in LandSec’s Zig Zag development in Victoria comprising circa 8,000 sq ft.
• Cineworld Cinemas – We advise Cine UK on their cinemas throughout England and Wales.

Hotels

Maples Teesdale have specialist hotels counsel experienced in all aspects of hotels-related transactions and disputes.

Please click through to our Hotels page, to see the full breadth of our expertise in ‘everything hotels’ from negotiating operational contracts, through to asset and corporate sales and acquisitions, hotel financing and dispute resolution for our wide range of hotels clients.