Rowena is a Senior Associate in our Commercial Property team.
Rowena acts for a range of commercial property clients including private individuals, offshore incorporated companies, SIPPS and listed companies and has broad and in depth expertise in a range of matters with a particular focus on investment purchases and disposals, estate management (L&T) as well as property finance and both residential and commercial development matters.
Rowena takes the time to understand her clients' businesses and key objectives and to forge open and honest relationships with her clients in order to achieve the best outcomes.
Rowena regularly works alongside her clients', asset managers, corporate trustees, bankers, bankers' legal teams, overseas legal teams and tax advisors to provide a seamless and holistic service.
Rowena can assist you with the following:
- Purchases including conditional purchases, pre-let and forward funding transactions including purchasing off-plan or where the property is in the course of construction;
- Auction acquisitions and sales
- Funding and refinancing including dealing with lender's requirements for a range of lending products from retail and commercial mortgages to mezzanine and development financing and private equity and bridging loans
- Estate management comprising, leases, agreements for lease, renewal leases, licensing
- Sales and disposals including sale, sales as a transfer of a going concern (TOGC), sales of part, sub-sales, share sales for property holding companies, sale and leaseback and dividends in specie
- Property development and development Funding
- Assisting land owners and developers with option agreements and joint venture agreements
- Single property and portfolio refinances lender side
- Acting for administrators, liquidators, receivers and mortgagees in the disposal of commercial and residential property
- Assisting with the property elements of corporate transactions.
Rowena is based in our Watford office, working full time hours. However, she often works out of the London office and can travel to you and support clients nationally.
Clients have commented that Rowena is proactive, efficient and thorough in her approach and that they enjoy working with her.
What others say
Rowena has been recommended to new clients by existing clients on numerous occasions as a result of: her approachable and easy going nature; attention to detail; commerciality; ability to prioritise and maintain strict deadlines; and her willingness to go the extra mile to ensure client objectives are fully satisfied.
What you might like to know
Rowena is a mum of two and a dog mum of one. She loves to travel and tries to visit at least one new country each year.
Other teams Rowena works with
In addition to the Commercial Property team, Rowena also works with our Property litigation, Property development, Planning, Construction, Corporate and Private Client teams.
