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Sara Smith

01622 680401 sarasmith@brachers.co.uk View profile View profile

Work Department

Residential Property

Position

Partner and Head of Residential Property

Career

Sara is a Partner in Brachers Residential Property team. She specialises in residential property from the sale and purchase of both freehold and leasehold properties, to assisting clients with re-mortgage and transfer of equity needs.

Sara joined Brachers in 2007 as a solicitor and and has built up excellent links with local estate agents. She was promoted to Associate in 2013, Senior Associate in 2021 and Partner in 2023.

She acts for private landlords and companies with drafting tenancy agreements as well as having extensive experience on residential leasehold extensions, tenants acquiring freehold reversions and variation of leases.

Sara specialises in:

• Property sales and purchases
• New build off plan purchases
• Leasehold enfranchisement
• Deeds of variation
• Drafting leases and tenancy agreements including institutional work
• Secured lending (property)
• Re-mortgages and transfer of equity
• Setting up residential freehold and management companies
• Reviewing and preparing auction packs

Memberships

• The Law Society
• Kent Law Society
• The Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society