England - London • Private client
Boodle Hatfield LLP
Led by Saskia Arthur and Hayden Bailey, the ‘thorough and responsive’ team at Boodle Hatfield LLP advises on the full range of issues from providing strategic tax advice to advising on day-to-day property matters. Across its offices in London and Guildford, it continues to act for some of the largest estates in the country and is skilled at handling the sale and purchase of valuable residential properties, farms and agricultural land. Other core areas of expertise include advising on disputes concerning the ‘modern family’ and helping clients with devolution and development issues. It continues to develop its reputation as one of the key firms for young entrepreneurial heirs and owners of landed estates who are setting up new business ventures. The team is sought after for its work with key landed estates that also have entrepreneurial businesses such as vineyards and renewable energy operations. Consultant Sue Laing and Andrea Zavos are among the other esteemed members of the group.
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‘Very competent landed estates practice with a rich heritage of clients. Clients stick with them for generations, and for good reason'.
‘Hayden Bailey is a brilliant partner who is technically gifted. Furthermore, he doesn’t overcomplicate projects or seek to generate unnecessary work. He takes a very pragmatic approach, putting the client first'.
‘Saskia Arthur has a wealth of experience to bring to any transaction. She is quick to get to the heart of any issue and to address it in a way and with an explanation that is easily understandable by the client. She is exceptionally commercial in all of her work'.
‘A proactive and willing team with attention to detail and a can-do attitude. Saskia Arthur and her team are diligent, professional and good communicators'.
‘Saskia Arthur is the archetypal safe pair of hands. She is willing to advise and take control and is honest, transparent and always available. Will go the extra mile to close a deal’.
‘Hayden Bailey has been a star for us over a number of years continually adding value to the work that he completes and making the billing time more of an investment than a transaction'.
‘Market leading team in the sector. Saskia Arthur is technically excellent, commercial, a market leader and never loses sight of the bigger picture.’
‘Saskia Arthur was the lead partner. She was technically good but maybe more important, level headed and took a common sense approach to matters. She certainly helped get a complicated deal through'.
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Boodle Hatfield LLP
Saskia is a Partner in the Property team. Saskia has a diverse client base and wide ranging practice focusing on the residential, rural and landed estates sectors and advising on all areas of property law that impact on high net worth individuals, large land owners and estates. She leads the firm's residential practice and acts for both domestic and foreign nationals and works closely with our tax, private client and corporate teams on the often complex arrangements surrounding such transactions. With a number of urban and country estate clients, along with property investors and private clients, she acts on all major property matters including sales and purchases of high value residential property, landed estates and commercial farming operations, overage arrangements, landlord and tenant issues (whether residential, commercial or agricultural), easements, first registrations, sporting and telecommunications, together with the ongoing day to day management advice on a myriad of issues. She regularly acts on acquisitions and purchases of the most expensive land, farms and residential properties and estates in England.
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Boodle Hatfield LLP
Hayden is the Head of the Private Client and Tax team at Boodle Hatfield. He has an extensive range of private client and tax planning experience and advises entrepreneurs, family business owners and city executives on their UK capital taxation strategy, wills, trusts, life assurance based products, partnerships, shareholder issues and corporate governance. Hayden also advises non-UK domiciliaries on their UK taxation exposure and asset holding structures and Family Office arrangements.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Saskia Arthur, Hayden Bailey