Raj Blackburn > Sills & Betteridge LLP > Lincoln, England > Lawyer Profile

Raj Blackburn

01522 542211 rblackburn@sillslegal.co.uk

Work Department

Commercial Property

Position

Recommended Lawyer 2024

Partner in the commercial property department specialising in non-contentious commercial property matters. Raj has a varied workload and is experienced in providing advice in the buying and selling of commercial property/land; acting for both landlord and tenant in lease transactions including assignments, variations and surrenders. Raj acts for property developers in both commercial and residential areas providing advice in the initial site acquisition to site set up and onward sale/lease(s) of plots/units/houses. Raj has experience and advising upon property matters specific to enterprise/industrial parks. Raj is able to advise and prepare conditional contracts, options agreements, overage agreements and planning agreements. Raj acts for a variety of clients from local businesses/individuals, property developers and landed agents.

Career

Trained and qualified at a large Lincolnshire firm where Raj stayed for 12 years specialising in commercial property. Raj qualified as a solicitor in 2007. Raj joined Sills and Betteridge as a partner in 2016 based at the Sleaford branch.

Languages

Raj is a fluent Punjabi speaker

Education

Raj attended school in the West Midlands, obtained a BA (Hons) Law and Accounting Studies from Staffordshire University and carried out her LPC at Birmingham College of Law.

Leisure

Raj has a young energetic family who spend a lot of time outdoors be it camping, walking or cycling . Raj enjoys music and Glastonbury festival. Time permitting Raj enjoys watching sports, football and cricket in the main being a follower of the Indian cricket team and Arsenal FC (having a soft spot for WBA also).