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Boodle Hatfield LLP

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Saskia Arthur leads an active and ‘really strong’ team at Boodle Hatfield LLP– it has acted on over 1,200 residential transactions in the last 12 months with individual transaction values of up to £100m. The group garners praise for the breadth of its expertise. It is adept at advising on the sale and purchase of high-value residential properties, as well as advising non-UK resident clients on buying UK property to hold as an investment. In addition, it is a known name for its considerable strength in areas such as leasehold enfranchisement, residential developments, refurbishments and rebuilds. Simon Kerrigan is well-regarded for his work on all aspects of residential property. Shaima Jillood is the joint head of the firm’s Middle East practice, and is experienced in advising on a wide spectrum of residential property matters. Reem Al-Jumaily is another key member of the firm’s Middle East practice, and specialises in the sale and purchase of UK residential property. The team’s expertise spans advising on high-value prime central London properties, as well as large London development projects. Edward Allan is another name to note, who frequently handles many complex transactions.

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  • ‘An agile team, with a wide range of expertise and experience, national coverage and an impressive client list that includes various landed estates'.

  • ‘Including Simon Kerrigan and Graham Winkley, some very approachable, likeable and knowledgeable individuals, that provide prompt and accurate advice, that is understandable and not full of unnecessary jargon'.

  • ‘Extremely capable team with extensive experience in advising HNW clients on high-end residential property transactions'.

  • ‘Saskia Arthur has exceptional experience in advising international clients on residential property transactions both in London and the country. She has excellent client management skills and is always a pleasure to deal with'.

  • ‘Absolutely excellent client service and responsiveness, and constantly on the job'.

  • ‘Edward Allan - Partner. Highly proactive, very responsive and very good judgement'.

  • 'Edward Allan is a dream to deal with, commercially excellent - as is Shaima Jillood who works collaboratively to get the deal done'.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Saskia Arthur

Saskia Arthur

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.

Shaima Jillood

Shaima Jillood

Boodle Hatfield LLP

Shaima is a Residential Property Partner at Boodle Hatfield. She is experienced in all aspects of residential property including acquisitions, disposals and financing of UK property. Shaima is fluent in Arabic and has a strong Middle Eastern client base. She acts for high net worth individuals and companies along with Private and Islamic banks.

Simon Kerrigan

Simon Kerrigan

Boodle Hatfield LLP

Simon is a Partner in our Property department, who deals with all aspects of residential property work, in particular landlord and tenant matters. He has detailed knowledge and experience in leasehold enfranchisement cases, both for landlords (including large landed estates both in and outside London) and tenants. He also deals with acquisitions and disposals for high-net-worth individuals.

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Reem Al-Jumaily

Reem Al-Jumaily

Boodle Hatfield LLP

Reem is a Partner in the Private Client and Tax team. Reem is a fluent Arabic speaking Partner specialising in the sale and purchase of UK residential property, including prime central London and large London development projects. Reem has over ten years’ experience handling client property transactions and advises both high net worth individuals and companies (offshore and domestic). She also has vast experience in secured lending and advising private banks in property financing transactions. As an Arabic speaker, Reem has a particular focus and interest in the Middle East, with significant experience advising many clients from the region.

Edward Allan

Edward Allan

Boodle Hatfield LLP

Edward acts predominately for high net worth families and individuals on a range of acquisitions and disposals of high value residential property. He also advises both landlords and tenants in respect of statutory lease extensions in some of the most desirable parts of London. He has experience in all aspects of residential property work. He focuses in particular on the higher end of the London and country property markets and regularly assists individuals who are purchasing, selling, mortgaging or letting high value homes, investment properties or country estates. He works hand in hand with our private client and corporate teams in structuring transactions in a tax efficient manner.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Saskia Arthur

Other key lawyers

Shaima Jillood, Reem Al-Jumaily, Simon Kerrigan, Graham Winkley, Edward Allan