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Sophie Henwood, Commercial Real Estate Senior Associate, Boodle Hatfield

Senior Associate
Commercial Real Estate

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Sophie Henwood, Commercial Real Estate Senior Associate, Boodle Hatfield

Sophie specialises in commercial property.

Sophie has extensive experience in providing cradle to grave advice to high net worth individuals, family offices and private capital entities on the acquisition, financing, asset management and disposal of property. She has advised on a broad spectrum of asset classes including offices (including in the shared space economy), industrial estates, healthcare, retail and agricultural.

Sophie advises landowners and developers on section 106 agreements, option agreements, promotion agreements, overage agreements, rights of light deeds, neighbourly agreements and deeds of easement. She regularly advises on the installation of telecommunications equipment and has a special interest in drones and other new technologies that will disrupt the built environment and provide opportunities for landowners.

Sophie is well-versed in advising occupiers as well, guiding them through the process of leasing retail and office space and has significant experience acting for specialist property lenders in connection with the deployment of capital secured by charge over a property asset.

Areas of Practice

Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Property Finance, Real Estate Investment, Hotels

Track Record

Advised joint venture companies and family offices on the purchase (with finance) of properties for the purposes of redevelopment. This has included advice on securing vacant possession from existing tenants and telecoms providers

Acted on the disposal by private individuals, to national house builders of greenfield land, with planning consent for 100+ houses. Advice has extended to the protection of retained land value; the apportionment of site-wide planning obligations; security for deferred consideration; and overage

Advised various individuals and family estates on their negotiation of land promotion agreements, option agreements and conditional sale agreements

Assisted on the ongoing development of a large mixed used scheme in Central London

Advised developers on section 106 agreements

Advised on the purchase of tenanted office buildings and industrial estates and thereafter dealt with all aspects of asset management in respect of the same

Advised landlords and tenants alike on high value office, retail and industrial lettings

Awards & Rankings

British Property Federation’s Futures Community Engagement Awards – Shortlisted, 2019

Memberships

Midtown Business Club

BPF Futures

Westminster Property Association NextGen

CREation Property Network

Education & Qualification

University of Southampton

Qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and trained with Boodle Hatfield

Advised joint venture companies and family offices on the purchase (with finance) of properties for the purposes of redevelopment. This has included advice on securing vacant possession from existing tenants and telecoms providers

Acted on the disposal by private individuals, to national house builders of greenfield land, with planning consent for 100+ houses. Advice has extended to the protection of retained land value; the apportionment of site-wide planning obligations; security for deferred consideration; and overage

Advised various individuals and family estates on their negotiation of land promotion agreements, option agreements and conditional sale agreements

Assisted on the ongoing development of a large mixed used scheme in Central London

Advised developers on section 106 agreements

Advised on the purchase of tenanted office buildings and industrial estates and thereafter dealt with all aspects of asset management in respect of the same

Advised landlords and tenants alike on high value office, retail and industrial lettings

British Property Federation’s Futures Community Engagement Awards – Shortlisted, 2019

Midtown Business Club

BPF Futures

Westminster Property Association NextGen

CREation Property Network

University of Southampton

Qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and trained with Boodle Hatfield

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