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Katherine Worrall

Senior Associate
Commercial Real Estate

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Katherine specialises in commercial real estate.

Katherine’s practice covers all aspects of commercial property including disposals and acquisitions, asset management/ landlord and tenant matters, property finance and development.

She represents a diverse client base which includes landed estates, property companies, family offices, overseas investors and private individuals.

Katherine has particular experience working for owners of retail, warehouse and office asset portfolios, advising on all aspects within that sphere and working alongside clients, managing agents and other professional advisors with a view to maximising performance.

Areas of Practice

Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Investment

Track Record

Property investors and landlords: Advising on acquisitions, financings and all aspects of asset management/ landlord and tenant issues. She works closely with clients, managing agents and other professional advisors to align with client strategies and optimise performance.

Tenants: Providing comprehensive advice on leasing premises in central London and nationwide, including assisting a number of overseas clients with the establishment of flagship UK headquarters.

Acting for a UK based landlord on the disposal of a portfolio of office, retail, warehouse and mixed-use premises (both in central London and across England) for over £110 million.

Acting for an overseas landlord on the letting of a major central London office building for an annual rent of over £2 million.

Acting for a family office tenant taking a flagship west end London office letting.

Acting for an overseas hotel client in the refinancing of its £40m UK bank loan arrangement.

Acting for a specialist developer in the purchase of a site in Oxfordshire, with planning for a high-quality housing development.

Acting for a UK based private client in the sale of a development site on the south coast for £15 million.

Memberships

Midtown Business Club

BPF Futures

Westminster Property Association NextGen

CREation Property Network

Education & Qualification

University of Nottingham and University of Queensland

Qualified as a solicitor in 2015 and trained with Boodle Hatfield

Areas of Practice

Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Investment

Track Record

Property investors and landlords: Advising on acquisitions, financings and all aspects of asset management/ landlord and tenant issues. She works closely with clients, managing agents and other professional advisors to align with client strategies and optimise performance.

Tenants: Providing comprehensive advice on leasing premises in central London and nationwide, including assisting a number of overseas clients with the establishment of flagship UK headquarters.

Acting for a UK based landlord on the disposal of a portfolio of office, retail, warehouse and mixed-use premises (both in central London and across England) for over £110 million.

Acting for an overseas landlord on the letting of a major central London office building for an annual rent of over £2 million.

Acting for a family office tenant taking a flagship west end London office letting.

Acting for an overseas hotel client in the refinancing of its £40m UK bank loan arrangement.

Acting for a specialist developer in the purchase of a site in Oxfordshire, with planning for a high-quality housing development.

Acting for a UK based private client in the sale of a development site on the south coast for £15 million.

Memberships

Midtown Business Club

BPF Futures

Westminster Property Association NextGen

CREation Property Network

Education & Qualification

University of Nottingham and University of Queensland

Qualified as a solicitor in 2015 and trained with Boodle Hatfield

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