Edwin Coe LLP is praised for providing ‘very professional and balanced advice’. The team regularly collaborates with the firm's private client and tax departments to advise its varied client base on tax structuring and succession planning matters. The team acts for both borrowers and lenders, and as a result has significant expertise in dealing with the financing of residential property portfolios, landed estates and agricultural land, as well as enfranchisement work. Rosie McCormick Paice specialises in transactional and financing work, often involving high-value residential properties in London.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Highly professional team, who offer expert advice and the ability to find solutions to problems. A clear commitment to the process and a drive to close the deal.’

  • ‘Rosie, gave us exceptional guidance and made us feel well protected. She really cared about securing our new home. Really it was Rosie that made the difference here. She worked hard to make sure we had everything we needed.’

  • ‘Rosie was extremely thorough examining everything to do with the property. She was also tenacious in her pursuit to make sure that we had everything we needed to make an informed and water tight purchase.’

  • ‘Katherine Simpson - huge knowledge and experience. Ability to construct legal arguments and unpick problems.’

  • ‘A brilliant team. Always helpful and efficient. They think outside of the box and always over-deliver. I never fail to be impressed.’

  •  ‘Advice you can trust and personable staff. Excellent communication and always a calm friendly approach at all times.’

  • 'Rosie McCormick-Paice and Katherine Simpson are both extremely professional, knowledgeable and very experienced in all the areas we deal in.’

  • ‘Katherine Simpson and Rosie McCormick-Paice who are both first class. Great intellect, wisdom, humour and approachability.’

Key clients

  • Coutts
  • Investec

Work highlights

  • Advising on a number of financings of London properties for clients of the bank, often acting for the borrowers in their purchases.
  • Advising on the financing for various London and rural properties for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients of the bank.
  • Advising on the sales of high-value flats – either of existing leases or the creation of new leases. This involved selling the freehold of buildings including mixed use buildings and providing enfranchisement advice.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rosie McCormick Paice

Other key lawyers

Katherine Simpson