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Shaima Jillood

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Residential Property

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Shaima is joint head of our Middle East sector and is amongst the leading UK lawyers acting for Middle Eastern and International Ultra High Net Worth individuals, families and companies.

She is experienced in all aspects of residential property including acquisitions, disposals and financing of UK real estate. She also acts for many domestic and international Private and Islamic banks. She works closely with our private client & tax team when advising clients on tax efficient ownership structures in respect of all their UK investments.

Shaima’s commercial acumen, hands-on approach and fluency in Arabic enables her to assume the role of trusted advisor to many families in the region. Over the past 20 years, she has successfully built a solid reputation in the London Real Estate market and the Middle East region as the go-to person for legal advice.

Areas of Practice

Residential Property, Middle East

Awards & Rankings

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2020 – 2021

Chambers HNW Awards, Residential Property Team of the Year – Shortlisted, 2020

Citywealth Powerwomen Awards, Woman of the Year Future Leaders – Silver winner, 2019

Education & Qualification

Qualified as a solicitor in 2002

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2020 – 2021

Chambers HNW Awards, Residential Property Team of the Year – Shortlisted, 2020

Citywealth Powerwomen Awards, Woman of the Year Future Leaders – Silver winner, 2019

Qualified as a solicitor in 2002

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It is worth considering firstly how drones are presently being used in the property sector, which in recent years has become widespread. A number of organisations have been successfully using drones for many years to conduct external inspections of property.

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