Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Real estate and construction, retail and leisure.

Sarah handles general commercial property work, specialising in property investment, acquisitions, disposals, development and lettings. She has acted for clients ranging from small family property companies to large multinational corporations and offshore special purpose vehicles, investing in everything from offices, retail (high-street and out-of-town), mixed-use and trophy buildings. Sarah has wide experience of landlord and tenant matters, acting for both landlords and tenants across a number of sectors, including property investment, corporate occupiers, and retail and leisure. Experience: acted for Derwent London on the pre-let of its Chancery Lane development to Publicis Groupe, as well as sales, lettings and management work in its investment portfolio; part of a transaction team for a private equity house in its acquisition of a portfolio of over 300 pubs (mixed leasehold and freehold) – Sarah continues to act for this party on its further investment in the leisure industry, further portfolio purchases and sales of individual sites; part of a transaction team for an overseas investor/occupier company in its rapid acquisition of a prime head office site in central London and other subsequent trophy site purchases and their subsequent lettings and financing.