Zoe is an experienced private property partner who acts for domestic and international high-net-worth individuals on the acquisition and disposal of residential properties predominantly in the Prime Central London property arena and country.
As well as representing high-net-worth individuals, Zoe acts for many major companies, developers, and family offices. She also advises on licences, transfers of equity, de-enveloping, and secured lending for private banks.
Expertise
- Residential property transactions
- Residential tenancies
- Property finance
- Property development
Experience
- Advised some of the UK’s largest developers on the sale of off-plan apartments in some of London’s most prestigious developments, including attending overseas launches with those developers in Singapore and Hong Kong.
- Advised on the purchase of a £12m freehold listed building, where the company that held the legal title to the property was acquired, rather than the purchaser acquiring the property in their personal capacity.
- Advised on the purchase of a £12.5m penthouse apartment in Prime Central London, consisting of three separate leases, split over two separate buildings, and incorporating a roof terrace.
- Advised on the purchase of a substantial property in The Crown Estate with the benefit of a non-statutory lease extension.
- Advised on the purchase of a £25m flat in Prime Central London, following a refurbishment by a renowned developer.
- Assisted on the property elements of the sale of a substantial rural estate in excess of £40m.
- Dealt with the re-finance of two separate properties in Prime Central London in excess of £10m.
- Advised on the sale and purchase transactions of a property portfolio, for a developer in Prime Central London.
Recognition
Law Society of England and Wales
Career
Zoe qualified as a solicitor in 2007. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2024, she worked at the following firms:
- Boodle Hatfield LLP
- Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
- Howard Kennedy