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Karen Mayne

Work Department
Property
Position
Karen is a Partner and Head of Property. She specialises in the purchase, sale, letting, ownership and management of residential property for owner occupation, investment and development by UK or off-shore clients. Her clients include landed estates, high-net worth owners, occupiers, investors and property companies. Karen advises on the full range of property matters, and has a particular interest in financing of and secured lending on residential property, lettings, individual and collective enfranchisement. Some of her recent work includes advising on the first registration of an unregistered ransom strip without evidence of title and to protect the amenity of a major country house, advising the Church Commissioners on applications for flat lease extensions, purchase of house freeholds and collective enfranchisement, and acting for a historic London club on sale of part of its premises for residential development.
Memberships
Karen is a member of the Law Society and the Association of Women Solicitors.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Residential property
Karen Mayne spearheads the practice at Weightmans LLP, which handles an array of high-value residential property matters. The team is well-known for its expertise in leasehold enfranchisement. Mayne is well-regarded for her advice on the purchase, sale, letting, ownership and management of residential property for owner-occupation, as well as for investment and development purposes by UK and offshore clients. Philip Vickers is another key contact, and Sarah Pennington joined the team from Russell-Cooke LLP in February 2024.
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Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Court of protection
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Local government
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Transport > Travel
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Transport > Aviation
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Residential property
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Shipping
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Employers