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Keystone Law

Real Estate: High Value Residential

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : London (Firms)


Keystone Law

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Keystone’s residential property lawyers advise on high-value property transactions, advising buyers, sellers, property agents, property acquisition companies, banks, financiers, development companies, and trustees in relation to their residential real estate transactions.

 In addition to acquisitions and disposals, the team also deals with easements and covenants, leasehold enfranchisement, mortgaging and remortgaging, and Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) matters.

The team has extensive experience in landlord and tenant matters, including helping to resolve any disputes that arise.

The international breadth of our client base: We are advising clients from as far afield as Australasia, the Far East, the Gulf, Europe, the USA, Eastern Europe and the Offshore Centres.

Recent work highlights include:

    • Advised on the sale of 85 super-prime apartments for our client Westminster Development Services Limited, who has developed the famous building known as The Old War Office on Whitehall in London.
    • Advised on the sale of 60 Curzon Street, Mayfair, comprising 42 luxury apartments in this stunning location and whose gross development value is expected to be around £600 million.
    • Advised Valouran on the sale of their super-prime apartments at 54 Bishops Avenue.
    • Advised on the sale of all of the apartments to date at the luxurious 8 Eaton Lane development in Belgravia.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate: High Value Residential - London (Firms)

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Keystone Law regularly acts for international high net worth clients on property transactions in prime central London areas.

Strengths

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  • The Keystone Law team are knowledgeable, easy to work with and fun. They are solution-based and understand all areas of the law.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Keystone Law are always very communicative, professional and knowledgeable. They go above and beyond to ensure clients know exactly what is going on with transactions at all times.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
  • The Keystone team are commercially minded, personable, proactive and forward-thinking. They have an extraordinary knowledge base of the super prime property market.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
  • I can confidently say they can handle complex property deals with very well and have worked around the clock with us to make sure to get the deals over the line.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
  • They continually perform well and advise on any property challenging matters I have worked with them on. Their attention to detail, can-do attitude and huge knowledge and expertise sets them apart.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Ian Cooke
    Band 1Ian Cooke

    Ian Cooke

    Ian Cooke has an excellent reputation for handling high-value property transactions.

    • Ian is responsive, quick and professional. He is an exceptionally capable lawyer.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Ian is simply best in class and an outstanding lawyer. His legal knowledge, advice and client care are great. I cannot recommend Ian enough.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Ian Cooke is possibly the best legal mind I have had the pleasure of working with.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Ian is well respected within the sector for his professionalism in dealing with people and complex transactions in a timely manner.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 1Sakhjit Randhawa
    Band 1Sakhjit Randhawa

    Sakhjit Randhawa

    Sakhjit Randhawa is an experienced property lawyer who regularly advises on transactions in prime London areas.
    • Sakhjit is highly equipped with the highest levels of legal professionalism and the necessary skillsets at the top of her industry to advise the growing and significant number of super UHNW clients.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Sakhjit works tirelessly to provide clients with positive outcomes. Her knowledge, advice and commitment to client care is excellent.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Sakhjit Randhawa is calm, assertive and very experienced. She is faultless.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 4Hugh Murphy
    Band 4Hugh Murphy

    Hugh Murphy

    Hugh Murphy frequently acts for wealthy clients on transactions in London and also handles rural real estate matters, including those concerning equine property.
    • Hugh is brilliant and works very hard.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Hugh Murphy is exceptional.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

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