Bhonita Kaur

Bhonita advises on all aspects of commercial property transactions, providing strategic, commercially-focused advice throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Her expertise encompasses the acquisition and disposal of both freehold and leasehold properties, ranging from initial heads of terms through to completion and post-completion formalities.

She is also experienced in secured lending transactions, acting for both borrowers and lenders in connection with property finance arrangements. Her work includes reporting on title, identifying and resolving title defects, and ensuring that lender requirements are satisfied within often demanding transactional timescales.

Bhonita also advises landlords and tenants on a broad range of matters relating to the grant, renewal, assignment, and surrender of commercial leases (including advising on the ongoing management of property portfolios, licences to assign, licences to underlet, licences for alterations, deeds of variation and other asset management matters.

She also assists on the real estate elements of wider corporate transactions, including analysing occupational arrangements, title matters, security interests and contractual obligations associated with property assets, ensuring that clients have a clear understanding of how real estate considerations may affect the overall transaction.

Examples of Bhonita’s work include:

• Acting for landlords on lease renewals.
• Advising on the sale of a commercial office space.
• Advising on an underlease on behalf of a tenant and negotiating the documents with the landlord.
• Overseeing the sale of part of bare land.
• Advising on a licence for alterations on behalf of an international client.
• Reviewing existing leases based on tenant disputes and issues.
• Advising on a lease and licence for alterations for a retail unit.
• Overseeing the refinance of a property.
• Advising on deeds of easement on behalf of landowners.
• Overseeing the purchase of land for client’s charitable purposes and use as a sports field.