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Susan Anand

Partner

England & Wales

020 3319 3700

susan.anand@keystonelaw.co.uk

“Susan has helped me with the granting of commercial leases on my properties in Portobello Road for the last 20 years. She has also helped me with the sale of my portfolio of residential properties and has overcome the challenges that arose with clear and concise advice. Her attention to detail is commendable and she has always provided me with advice in a calm way. She is always available when I need her assistance.”

- Property client, Mr H

Susan is a real estate lawyer specialising in both commercial and residential property. Her client base consists, largely, of retail owners, landlords and tenants. With 25 years’ experience, Susan is well placed to deal with a range of complex commercial property matters.

Susan is also a Notary Public with 19 years’ experience and can advise on all aspects of notarial work including authenticating company and business documents and transactions, certifying company documents, and witnessing signatures on contracts for the purchase or sale of land abroad. She is also registered at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development office for legalisation of documents including ACRO certificates, birth, death, and marriage certificates.

Expertise

Susan advises on freehold and leasehold acquisitions, disposals, and leases for retail, offices, industrial, and mixed-use properties, handling lease renewals, assignments, surrenders, and development land transactions.

Experience

  • Assisting an established art gallery in acquiring their various commercial premises to include negotiating heads of terms.
  • Assisted and advised an established chain of estate agents in the sale of their portfolio of office premises.
  • Advised and assisted a high-profile barristers’ chambers in the acquisition of various freehold properties where purchases were made through a pension fund.
  • Successfully negotiated a restaurant lease on renewal under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 where tactics were used to secure a reduced rent for the tenant.
  • Advised on the simultaneous surrender of a lease, grant of a new office lease, underletting of part and licence to alter which involved coordinating various parties so that the transaction completed smoothly under a tight deadline.

Susan specialises in high-end freehold and leasehold residential property sales, purchases, leases, and mortgages, including licences to alter, tenancy agreements, and rent deposits, delivering tailored advice to landlords and tenants.

Experience

  • Advised on the sale of a portfolio of residential properties.
  • Advised on licences to alter and a deed of variation for a major renovation of a leasehold property.
  • Advised on the purchase of residential properties in and around Kensington and Notting Hill.

Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.

Recognition

Notary Public regulated through the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Susan qualified as a solicitor in 2000. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2016, she worked at the following firms:

  • Russell Cooke
  • Alan Edwards & Co