Bio
Hannah is a Residential Property Senior Associate.
Hannah works with individuals, lenders and companies on all aspects of residential conveyancing, delivering practical, commercially-focused advice while ensuring transactions proceed smoothly and efficiently.
Her practice encompasses the acquisition, disposal, transfer and refinancing of freehold and leasehold residential property, including complex title matters, leasehold transactions, shared ownership arrangements, transfers of equity and new-build purchases.
She also has expertise in resolving title defects, drafting lease extensions (including variations to ensure the lease is up to modern standards), equity release matters, and lifetime mortgages.
Hannah also advises on the Building Safety Act 2022, including compliance, leaseholder protections, remediation issues, landlord and management company obligations, and the practical implications of building safety legislation on sales, purchases and remortgages.
Examples of Hannah’s work include:
- Assisting with the £7.5 million purchase of an apartment in Kensington with bridging finance.
- Achieving the exchange of contracts on the purchase of an apartment in a high-rise block (with Building Safety Act 2022 implications) in Hove within six weeks of receiving notification of sale.
- Supporting the rectification and reconstruction of titles and leases in a building in Bristol to enable suitability for mortgage purposes.
- Advising a landlord on how to complete a Landlord Certificate and compile a database of the status of leaseholders as qualifying or non-qualifying.
- Advising on the sale of a building subject to six Assured Shorthold Tenancies.
- Assisting on the implication of the Building Safety Act 2022 on mixed-use buildings.
Professional Accreditations
- Chartered Institute of Legal Executives