Elliot Chontow

Elliot advises clients on high-value residential property transactions, applying particular expertise in complex acquisitions, disposals, and financing within prime and super prime Central London, often within tight transactional time frames.

• Acting for a US technology billionaire on acquisition of multiple super-prime Central London properties for a combined purchase price in excess of £70,000,000.
• Acting for a South African billionaire on multiple property acquisitions in Central London.
• Acted for an international footballer on the acquisition of a super-prime Central London property.
• Acted for first-time buyers on the acquisition of a £20,000,000 home, achieving exchange of contracts in 24 hours.
• Acted for a Qatar-based UHNWI on the acquisition of a £45,000,000 super prime home in Central London.
• Acted for a Qatar-based UHNWI on a £170,000,000 refinance of multiple assets.
• Acted for a family office on the acquisition and disposal of multiple homes with combined values in excess of £50,000,000.
• Experience acting for purchasers across landed estates including the Grosvenor, Cadogan, Phillimore, and Crown Estates.
• Advising in regard to intra-family restructuring of property assets.
• Advising both borrowers and lenders on high-value financing and re-financing.
• Acted on the acquisition of a 400-acre estate in Staffordshire.
• Advised on multiple complex de-enveloping transactions.

Elliot advises buyers on off-plan residential acquisitions, including high-value units within large-scale new-build developments.

• Advised on off-plan new-build purchases, including the acquisition of penthouses at large-scale developments in prime central London.
• Advising on off-plan acquisitions at the Whiteley, OWO, Battersea, and King’s Cross developments.

Elliot advises developers on the structuring and delivery of residential development schemes, including legal frameworks supporting sales and long-term asset management.

• Advised developers on setting up and managing off-plan sales of high-value residential flats.
• Advised on the implementation of headleases for residential elements of mixed-use buildings.
• Advised on the granting of airspace leases.
• Advised on intragroup transfers of residential property with values exceeding £40,000,000.

Elliot advises on the acquisition of development sites for developers, the acquisition and disposal of commercial property, the ongoing management of commercial property portfolios, including landlord and tenant matters, and the refinancing of commercial property.

• Advising developers on acquisition of development sites, and providing advice on the full lifecycle of the asset through development and disposal.
• Advising on acquisition and disposal of commercial property.
• Advising in regard to management of commercial property including landlord and tenant advice.
• Advising in regard to refinancing of commercial property.

Elliot advises clients on high-value residential property transactions, applying particular expertise in complex acquisitions, disposals, and financing within prime and super prime Central London, often within tight transactional time frames.

• Acting for a US technology billionaire on the acquisition of multiple super-prime Central London properties for a combined purchase price in excess of £70,000,000.
• Acting for a South African billionaire on multiple property acquisitions in Central London.
• Acted for an international footballer on the acquisition of a super-prime Central London property.
• Acted for first-time buyers on the acquisition of a £20,000,000 home, achieving exchange of contracts in 24 hours.
• Acted for a Qatar-based UHNWI on the acquisition of a £45,000,000 super prime home in Central London.
• Acted for a Qatar-based UHNWI on a £170,000,000 refinance of multiple assets.
• Acted for a family office on the acquisition and disposal of multiple homes with combined values in excess of £50,000,000.
• Experience acting for purchasers across landed estates including the Grosvenor, Cadogan, Phillimore, and Crown Estates.
• Advising in regard to intra-family restructuring of property assets.
• Advising both borrowers and lenders on high-value financing and re-financing.
• Acted on the acquisition of a 400-acre estate in Staffordshire.
• Advised on multiple complex de-enveloping transactions.

Elliot advises both buyers on off-plan acquisitions, and developers, investors, and landowners across all stages of the development lifecycle. He provides strategic guidance on site acquisition, structuring, and disposal.

• Advised on off-plan new build purchases, including the acquisition of penthouses at large-scale developments in prime central London.
• Advising on off-plan acquisitions at the Whiteley, OWO, Battersea, and King’s Cross developments.
• Advised developers on setting up and managing off-plan sales of high-value residential flats.
• Advised on the implementation of headleases for residential elements of mixed-use buildings.
• Advised on the granting of airspace leases.
• Advised on intragroup transfers of residential property with values exceeding £40,000,000.