England - London • Real estate
BDB Pitmans
Hema Anand heads a ‘high profile team’ with an ’excellent reputation and market leading knowledge’ at BDB Pitmans. Anand is skilled at handling some of the firm’s high-profile and high-value residential transactions, and is also recommended for her expertise in rights of first refusal matters and on a range of complicated landlord and tenant issues. John Stephenson is another key figure who is regularly instructed to handle significant refinancing of portfolios, as well as for his leasehold reform advice. Legal director Lorna Du Sautoy handles many UHNW residential transactions and has a loyal following amongst buying agents and PLC agents.
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Testimonials
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‘Lorna du Sautoy- I have never ever been unimpressed with the legal team at BDB Pitmans. Always willing to help and simply give their best for their clients and co-advisers'.
‘John Stephenson. Just simply one of the best professionals in leasehold enfranchisement. Knows everything and can see the way through a difficult thicket with ease'.
- 'Katie Lewis. Highly impressed with the way she calmly assisted a mutual client in understanding and progressing what initially appeared to be a difficult claim for a lease extension from an unhelpful landlord to resolving it happily'.
‘Hema Anand offers a holistic approach, she strikes the perfect balance of drive and tenacity whilst remaining compassionate and kind in everything she does. Excellent communicator, trustworthy, compassionate, dedicated, inclusive, technically excellent’.
‘Excellent understanding of high value property in prime residential locations and rural estates. Lorna du Sautoy delivers a first-rate client service; communicating well on complex sale and purchase (inc leasehold enfranchisement) matters'.
‘Great knowledge and diverse expertise across all sectors of the property legal fields’.
‘Tristan Ward is very intelligent and detailed’.
- 'Hema Anand - incredibly personable, knowledgeable, user-friendly and commercial. John Stephenson - huge knowledge and experience'.
Work highlights
- Advising on a complex and cross jurisdictional sale of PCL portfolio worth in excess £45m.
- Acted in a time sensitive and complicated refinance worth £39m.
- Advised on notable and complicated and high value Leasehold Reform claims.
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Hema Anand