Ossie Swaine > Bishop & Sewell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Bishop & Sewell LLP
59-60 RUSSELL SQUARE
LONDON
WC1B 4HP
England

Work Department

Residential Property

Position

Ossie is a partner and team leader in the residential property team, specialising in the sale and purchase of high-value central London properties, and has a formidable reputation in this sector. Having trained at Howard Kennedy, Ossie joined Bishop & Sewell LLP, since which time he has specialised in all aspects of residential conveyancing, now particularly acting in the sale and purchase of high-value central London properties. He deals with both freehold and leasehold properties and acts for banks and other lenders in respect of purchases. Ossie prides himself on being able to build up a rapport with his clients quickly by being able to explain and advise accurately and clearly in relation to even the most complicated aspects of the law in this area, and by always acting with their best interests at the forefront of his mind.

Career

Admitted September 1991.

Education

College of Law.

Leisure

Outside work Ossie enjoys tennis, playing to club level, swimming, water-skiing and acting, particularly in musical drama.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Residential property

The ‘responsive’ team at Bishop & Sewell LLP is variously praised for its ‘professional and attentive service’ and for adopting a ‘calm and pragmatic approach’. Key names to note in the residential property practice, which covers all aspects of residential real estate, are Ossie Swaine and Thom Wilkinson. The skilled team frequently advises on the acquisition of prime and super-prime central London property and country homes. Its landlord and tenant team is headed by Mark Chick.