Zoe Longman

Practice Areas

• Residential sales and purchase of residential houses and flats

• Acting for and advising off-shore owners of property in the UK

• Acting for overseas and UK private banks in their financing of residential property

• De-enveloping residential property

• Purchase of flats and houses in new developments off-plan

• Re-mortgage and financing of residential property

• Lease extension and leasehold enfranchisement

• Advice on residential aspects of mixed use developments

• Escheat transactions

Career

Zoë leads the firm's residential real estate team and advises clients in the sale, purchase, mortgaging and management of high-net-worth residential properties and advice on enfranchisement and lease extension claims. Her practice covers both prime central London and coastal and countryside property transactions. Zoë has a strong track record in acting in complex residential property transactions for private individuals, off-shore companies, trust structures, banks and other financial institutions.

Professional Memberships

• The Law Society (Conveyancing Quality Scheme)

Clients

• High net worth individuals

• Entrepreneurs

• Heads of Businesses from various sectors

• Banks and Lenders both UK and Overseas

• Trustees and Trust Companies both UK and Overseas

• Family Offices

• Gentry

Industry Sector Expertise

• Residential Conveyancing

• Private Wealth

• Built Environment

• Escheat

Expert in these Jurisdictions

England & Wales

Awards

Experience

• The sale of a £16 million property in Belgravia

• The purchase and financing of a £25 million house in Hampstead

• The purchase of a £14.5 million penthouse apartment in Chelsea

• The sale of a Cotswold grade II* listed country house for £4.8 million

• The sale of a sea-view £7.5 million house in Cornwall

• Acting for an off-shore bank on the re-financing of a portfolio of residential leasehold properties with lending covering loan facilities in excess of £30 million

• Acting for offshore companies on the property de-enveloping as distributions in specie or on liquidation to effect transfer of property to beneficial owners

• Acting for lessees and landlords on enfranchisement and lease extension applications for leasehold houses and flats.

• Advising on the set up and structure of residential and mixed use transactions for developers and rights of first refusal issues in relation to such matters

• Advising The Crown Estate on matters relating to property that may be subject to escheat.