Dennis Ko

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Partner

Expertise

Dennis acts for a range of clients including property companies, developers and high net worth individuals and across a range of sectors including office, retail, industrial and residential.

His practice has a particular emphasis on overseas inwards investment into the UK with clients from the Middle East and the Far East in particular, and private money rather than institutional funds. His practice generally requires a full service complement so he will work regularly with colleagues in construction, planning, tax, property litigation, property finance and corporate.

He has excellent experience in handling the practicalities of a deal from instruction to completion and a proven track record of consistent time management, well targeted billing, bespoke and diligent drafting and a common sense and pragmatic approach to negotiation.

Dennis Advises

  • High net worth and Ultra high net worth individuals
  • Corporate and private investors
  • Property developers
  • International and overseas clients
  • Private funds
  • Private banks
  • Corporate occupiers

Experience highlights

  • Acquisition of 250 unit residential block in south London for Chinese client in a £25m corporate real estate acquisition
  • Sale of prime central London house for Middle Eastern client in a £55m corporate real estate sale
  • Acquisition of £15m retail led mixed use building in northeast London for Chinese client
  • Acquisition of £12.5m multi let industrial estate in West Country for UK property investor
  • Acted on the acquisition and funding of development site in East London for UK property developer and eventual sale of 4 houses constructed on the site
  • Acted on the acquisition and funding of office block development converted into 65 residential flats for Israeli high net worth individual client and eventual sale of the flats
  • Acted for tenant in publishing and marketing sector on surrender of lease of their existing HQ and lease of their new HQ with annual rent in excess of £500,000

Career history

Previous law firms:

  • Partner, Broadfield UK (formerly BDB Pitmans LLP) (March 2021-October 2025)
  • Partner, Boodle Hatfield LLP (September 2017-March 2021)
  • Managing Associate/Partner/Head of Real Estate, Kennedys (April 2011-September 2017)
  • Senior Associate, Ashurst LLP (September 2008-March 2011)
  • Associate/Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP (September 2000-August 2008)

Memberships:

  • The Law Society, England and Wales

Education:

  • University of Manchester

Expertise

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Dennis acts for a range of clients including property companies, developers and high net worth individuals and across a range of sectors including office, retail, industrial and residential.

His practice has a particular emphasis on overseas inwards investment into the UK with clients from the Middle East and the Far East in particular, and private money rather than institutional funds. His practice generally requires a full service complement so he will work regularly with colleagues in construction, planning, tax, property litigation, property finance and corporate.

He has excellent experience in handling the practicalities of a deal from instruction to completion and a proven track record of consistent time management, well targeted billing, bespoke and diligent drafting and a common sense and pragmatic approach to negotiation.

Dennis Advises

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  • High net worth and Ultra high net worth individuals
  • Corporate and private investors
  • Property developers
  • International and overseas clients
  • Private funds
  • Private banks
  • Corporate occupiers

Experience highlights

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  • Acquisition of 250 unit residential block in south London for Chinese client in a £25m corporate real estate acquisition
  • Sale of prime central London house for Middle Eastern client in a £55m corporate real estate sale
  • Acquisition of £15m retail led mixed use building in northeast London for Chinese client
  • Acquisition of £12.5m multi let industrial estate in West Country for UK property investor
  • Acted on the acquisition and funding of development site in East London for UK property developer and eventual sale of 4 houses constructed on the site
  • Acted on the acquisition and funding of office block development converted into 65 residential flats for Israeli high net worth individual client and eventual sale of the flats
  • Acted for tenant in publishing and marketing sector on surrender of lease of their existing HQ and lease of their new HQ with annual rent in excess of £500,000

Career history

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Previous law firms:

  • Partner, Broadfield UK (formerly BDB Pitmans LLP) (March 2021-October 2025)
  • Partner, Boodle Hatfield LLP (September 2017-March 2021)
  • Managing Associate/Partner/Head of Real Estate, Kennedys (April 2011-September 2017)
  • Senior Associate, Ashurst LLP (September 2008-March 2011)
  • Associate/Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP (September 2000-August 2008)

Memberships:

  • The Law Society, England and Wales

Education:

  • University of Manchester
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