Legally FM

Commercial insights. Backed by law.

FM is the engine room of the built environment - keeping workplaces, housing, healthcare, education and commercial estates safe, compliant and productive. FM operators face tight margins, complex contracts, demanding KPIs, workforce challenges and rising regulatory scrutiny. FM buyers face tight budgets, increasingly complex regulatory and compliance environments, supply chain issues and public scrutiny.

Devonshires advise FM providers and buyers across the UK, including specialist FM companies, managing agents, housing associations, local authorities, and sub-contractors who are responsible for both private and public sector. Legally FM pulls together commercial insights, backed by law, from our FM experts across the firm.

Stay tuned! As new articles get published in this series, they will appear below.

22 Sept 2025

The Procurement Act – 6 months on...

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29 Sept 2025

Legal Due Diligence in M&A Transactions

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06 Oct 2025

The Government’s new attempt at preventing a ‘two-tier workforce’ in public sector outsourced services

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13 Oct 2025

Sanctions Risk in FM Supply Chains – Part 1: The Hidden Exposure

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20 Oct 2025

Choosing the Right Deal Structure - SPA vs. APA Explained

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27 Oct 2025

The Immigration Skills Gap – What this means for employers?

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03 Nov 2025

Negotiating the Deal - Drafting Key M&A Transaction Documents

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Client Testimonials

“Devonshires FM team are great to work with, always taking a pragmatic approach and offering tailored commercial advice to our FM and legal teams. Nikki, Pauline and Kris in particular are incredibly friendly and always a delight to work with. Not only is their legal advice always spot on, but they always offer added value by always thinking ahead and offering flexibility to best cater for our various FM workstreams and demands.”

Client Name

“Devonshires FM team are great to work with, always taking a pragmatic approach and offering tailored commercial advice to our FM and legal teams. Nikki, Pauline and Kris in particular are incredibly friendly and always a delight to work with. Not only is their legal advice always spot on, but they always offer added value by always thinking ahead and offering flexibility to best cater for our various FM workstreams and demands.”

Client Name

“Devonshires FM team are great to work with, always taking a pragmatic approach and offering tailored commercial advice to our FM and legal teams. Nikki, Pauline and Kris in particular are incredibly friendly and always a delight to work with. Not only is their legal advice always spot on, but they always offer added value by always thinking ahead and offering flexibility to best cater for our various FM workstreams and demands.”

Client Name

“Devonshires FM team are great to work with, always taking a pragmatic approach and offering tailored commercial advice to our FM and legal teams. Nikki, Pauline and Kris in particular are incredibly friendly and always a delight to work with. Not only is their legal advice always spot on, but they always offer added value by always thinking ahead and offering flexibility to best cater for our various FM workstreams and demands.”

Client Name

“Devonshires FM team are great to work with, always taking a pragmatic approach and offering tailored commercial advice to our FM and legal teams. Nikki, Pauline and Kris in particular are incredibly friendly and always a delight to work with. Not only is their legal advice always spot on, but they always offer added value by always thinking ahead and offering flexibility to best cater for our various FM workstreams and demands.”