Caroline has been listed as Top Recommended and has been commended as a “seasoned adviser to UHNWs”. Melanie has been given a Recommended ranking and recognised as a specialist in landlord and tenant issues.
The index ranks property lawyers that work with individuals and businesses across the UK, the Middle East and other key international markets who demonstrate “not only an extraordinary depth of knowledge but also an ability to navigate the evolving landscape of property law with skill and precision”. The rankings are based on data gathered from extensive market research involving the assessment of submission forms and nominations, peer reviews, data from third-party sources, references and recommendations, canvassing experts and conducting hundreds of interviews.
You can find Caroline’s profile here and Melanie’s profile here.
Her work involves prime and super prime London properties as well as country estates. She also acts for several private banks both in the UK and offshore, and has well-established connections with individual clients, trust companies and banks in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Monaco, Switzerland and Singapore.
Caroline deals with all aspects of property across the UK, including sales and purchases, financing, lease extensions, licences, easements and landlord and tenant work.
Caroline has a high reputation in this area and has been recognised by Spear's as one of the top five property lawyers, and also in Chambers, The Legal 500 and Citywealth, receiving the Citywealth Power Women Silver Award 2021.
Caroline is on the fundraising board for The Children’s Air Ambulance, the committee for The Gulls Eggs Luncheon for Cure Parkinsons and the council for The Mayfair & St James Association.
She deals with commercial landlord and tenant work for both occupiers and investors including having dealt with pre-lets in some of London’s best known trophy buildings. She also acts on residential conveyancing matters with years of experience in high value prime central London properties, for both local and offshore clients, working closely with our private client lawyers. Much of her work is confidential in nature and she is works alongside our reputation protection team in order to maintain client privacy.
Melanie acts on behalf of well-known brands and ultra high net worth and well-known personalities in the film, theatre, sport, fashion and restaurant industries. She also acts for corporates in the media, gaming, hospitality and music industries. Many of her clients instruct her on both their personal and business real estate needs.
Melanie is recognised in the Spear’s property index, as well as the Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 directories.