Sonal Patel Email & Phone Number

Regularly act for property investors, small businesses, retailers, and high net worth individuals based both in the UK and off shore. I have a wide–ranging practice, acting for investors in commercial property portfolio acquisitions and disposals, occupiers in the healthcare sector, investors and developers of hotels, nursing homes and pubs and also deal with the day to day management of retail and office portfolios.Legal experience also extends to secured lending and re-financing: drafting all security documents; arranging security substitution; agreeing a security release procedure with the Borrower and dealing with releases of part and redemption. I have acted for most of the large retail banks and also for private investment banks.Generally deal with the acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold premises; grant and approval of leases and advice on allied landlord and tenant matters such as 54 Act exclusion, rent review clauses and service charge structures; commercial auction sales and purchases; negotiating contracts to include conditional contracts and advising clients on VAT and SDLT issues relating to property transactions. Also advise on the property related aspects of corporate transactions, including the acquisition and disposal of businesses such as restaurants, hotels, pubs, dental practices and nursing homes; joint venture transactions using off shore vehicles and transactions involving share sale and purchase agreements, warranties and assisting in the due diligence process.Specialities: Commercial Property - investment / management / secured lending / investment finance

Listed skills include Commercial Real Estate, Secured Financing, Due Diligence, Real Estate Transactions, and 9 others.