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Farrer & Co Offices
66 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3LH
England
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Laura Conduit
Work Department
Estates & Private Property
Position
Laura is a specialist residential property solicitor experienced in freehold and leasehold sale and purchase transactions, particularly focusing on the prime central London market. She delivers an efficient and friendly service working within the tight timeframes that transactions of this nature often demand. She has experience in acquisitions and disposals of development sites, acts for lenders on property finance matters and is regularly instructed on lease extensions. Laura particularly enjoys a fast paced transaction and has an excellent track record for delivering quality advice and exchanging transactions under pressure. She has been named as a Rising Star in the Real Estate Category in the London 2015 Thompson Reuters Super Lawyers Guide; and Chambers High Net Worth Guide describes her as “brilliant, she’s got an affable charm and is very efficient”, as well as being “easy to deal with and very attentive”.
Career
Qualified with Piper Smith Watton LLP in 2008, Associate 2012; Associate Farrer & Co 2013 – Present.
Education
Bristol University (LLB); Sheffield University (LPC)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Residential property
(Leading individuals)Spearheaded by Laura Conduit and Annabel Dean, Farrer & Co has a stellar reputation for its work on many complex and high-value matters. It is skilled at advising on tax and structuring issues by way of SPV deals in prime central London. Clients appreciate that the team ‘is always on hand for a call to explain various aspects of any deal, to provide clarity and practical solutions’. In addition, it is sought after for its country house expertise. The group ‘works closely with us and their clients to ensure a smooth transaction’. Laurie Horwood is well respected for his work on a variety of key residential property deals, and also acts for some of the leading private banks. Edmund Fetherston-Dilke is another significant member of the team. Hugh Wigzell has niche expertise in high-end new build properties. The practice excels in large conveyancing matters. It also acts for both banks and borrowers in secured lending transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Real estate > Residential property
- Residential property London > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Real estate > Property finance
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration