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Caroline Melville

Caroline Melville

Partner

Bio

Caroline is a Commercial Real Estate Partner.

Caroline advises banks, lenders, accountancy practices, surveyors, insurance brokers, and other professional services businesses on a broad range of commercial property matters.

Her work includes acting on secured lending and refinancing transactions, office acquisitions and relocations, lease negotiations, investment property transactions, and the ongoing management of commercial property portfolios.

Caroline advises on a broad range of commercial property matters, including acquisitions, disposals, landlord and tenant transactions, refinancing and corporate real estate support.

She regularly works alongside colleagues across the business to deliver integrated advice on complex transactions.

Her experience in the healthcare sector includes advising on the property aspects of the sale of shares in the shareholding (including supporting transactions through real estate due diligence and advising on title, occupational and property-related matters affecting the portfolio).

She also has experience in the industrials and support services sector, advising on the real estate aspects of the transaction, including title due diligence, lender requirements, security arrangements and property-related risks to support the successful completion of the refinance.

Caroline also advises landlords, tenants, investors, developers and lenders on the acquisition, development, financing, letting and ongoing management of property assets.

Examples of Caroline’s work include:

  • Acting for a purchaser and borrower on the acquisition and refinancing of 140-144 Ashley Down Road, Bristol, including coordinating lender security requirements, replying to lender requisitions, managing completion requirements and dealing with pre-completion searches.
  • Advising Studio Lime on the grant of a new lease and associated licence for alterations, supporting the client’s occupational requirements and future growth plans, and working alongside landlords, surveyors and other professional advisers to bring the transaction to a successful conclusion.