Emma Holden-Shah

Expertise

Emma is a technically-strong, commercially-savvy Commercial & Residential Property solicitor with extensive real-estate experience dealing with all aspects of high-value freehold and leasehold transactions, including purchases and sales; grant and taking of leases, property development, finance agreements, enfranchisement and corporate support.

She has acted for a broad range of local and international clients including developers, investors, buyers, sellers and lenders, SMEs and large corporates.  Emma is committed to providing a quality-focussed, highly-responsive and consistent legal service.  She has a strong reputation amongst clients for turning around complex matters quickly and efficiently, which has often led to a string of repeat business, referrals and recommendations.

Emma advises

• Developers
• Investors
• Private Individuals
• Mezzanine Lenders
• SMEs and large corporates

Experience Highlights

• Fronting high-value, often complex, commercial and residential sales and purchases from initial instructions to post-completion, involving leases, licences, transfers of part, acquisitions of farm land and large residential estates.
• Entering bespoke contracts contingent on planning permission and vacant possession, high-value option agreements and overage contracts.
• Organising the refinancing of commercial and residential properties, acting for lenders in relation to bridging loans and mezzanine lending.
• Conducting multiple leasehold enfranchisements, assigning the benefit of lease extensions to future purchasers, and progressing a number of transactions through the LVT.
• Overseeing complex purchases of the freehold of buildings or airspace to facilitate development on the roof loft and airspace.
• Managing the acquisition of a large residential estate in Hertfordshire worth £45m.
• Drafting, negotiating & executing a £35m option agreement.

Career History

Previous Law firms

• Contractor, Dentons (2022)
• Partner and Head of Property Department (specialising in Commercial and Residential Property), Bracher Rawlins LLP (2005–20)
• Partner and Head of Residential Property, Clegg Manuel LLP (now part of Druces LLP) (2000–05)

Education

• College of Law, London
• Southampton University