Payne Hicks Beach LLP provides an integrated residential property service, collaborating closely with its private client and property disputes teams to advise privately wealthy clients and international investors. The team’s expertise is particularly focused on complex, high-value matters, including leasehold enfranchisement, lease extensions, and collective acquisitions. The practice is led by Emma Copestake, who advises ultra and high-net-worth individuals on the sale and purchase of prime London property and country estates. The team’s strong capabilities have been significantly enhanced by the arrival of key partners: Paul Brecknell focuses on super-prime London transactions, often involving complex offshore structures, while Peter Lamb has expertise in high-value deals for non-domiciled clients and also handles secured lending. Hannah Robinson is active across a range of residential sales, purchases, and refinancing.
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‘Considerable depth and strength. Taking on new partners reinforces them as a top practice in this area.’
‘Emma Copestake and Peter Lamb are first rate lawyers with superb practices, ably supported by a strong team of associates.’
‘An excellent private client focussed firm with great strengths in property litigation.’
‘Emma Copestake is an outstanding solicitor, with a detailed technical knowledge of the complex web of legal rules affecting residential property.'
‘Emma Copestake has almost unrivalled knowledge and experience of high end residential property. She has breadth of expertise as well, being able to deal with conveyancing, tax, corporate and litigation aspects of the same matter. This is very unusual. She has handled some very high profile and difficult matters with skill and tact.'
'The team's key strength is Emma Copestake. Having said that, all the colleagues she has introduced have been excellent.'
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Practice head
Emma Copestake
Other key lawyers
Paul Brecknell; Peter Lamb; Hannah Robinson