D. L. & F. De Saram fields a knowledgeable team able to advise clients on a diverse range of real estate matters including lease agreements, foreign ownership regulations, sales, gifts and mortgages. The department provides expertise in due diligence examinations on real estate for corporate acquisition mandates. The practice, headed by Savantha De Saram, Prabash De Saram and Aruni Marcelline, is currently engaged in significant domestic mixed development projects alongside assisting an international client in relocating offices in Sri Lanka.

F. J. & G. De Saram is home to a team with extensive knowledge in real estate matters such as property ownership, conveyancing and notarial practice, mortgages and security interests in property. The group assists its wide range of clients in drafting the full spectrum of lease agreements, sale and purchase agreements, deeds of transfer, deeds of partition, deeds of exchange, deeds of declaration and lease agreements. The team also advises regional and multinational clients on mortgage laws and is headed by Manjula Ellepola, who advises clients on investments in property alongside drafting security documents on the financing of significant infrastructure projects. At associate level Ruwani Dantanarayana is a name to note.

The team at Nithya Partners is well equipped to advise domestic, international, individual and corporate clients on a diversity of real estate mandates, including property related to scientific development, as well as commercial, residential and agricultural development projects. Head of the department Seanika Pulle is frequently engaged in handling due diligence land related matters: alongside her strong involvement with government institutions, her expertise is coveted on the drafting of leases, licenses and mortgages alongside advising domestic transfers of lands, houses, condominiums and residential apartments. Oshini Siriwardhana supports the team in drafting and carrying out reports on titles as well as deeds of conveyancing.

The department at Sudath Perera Associates is home to thoroughly experienced lawyers, able to advise domestic and international clients on a wide spectrum of matters; examples include project financing, structuring of complex projects, acquisitions and disposal of land, conveyancing, commercial & residential development. The department’s key strengths also lie in due diligence on leasehold and freehold property and implementing the relevant documents of converting property into condominiums. The group recently has bolstered its knowledge on government property acquisition mandates in accordance with the land acquisition act. The practice is home to Dharshika Herat Gunaratne, who has been entrusted to draft, register and carry out mortgage bonds and tripartite agreements concerning staff loan, home loan and equity loan facilities.

Tiruchelvam Associates has recently supported a wealth of real estate clients on all matters arising from the foreign exchange crisis. The practice also supports multinational clients, when needed, with applications to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for tax clearance certificates after the sale of their property in Sri Lanka. Asanka Abeysekera oversees the team: her thorough experience within banking and finance makes her a go-to for real estate transaction structuring, and she is likewise well-versed in title reports.