Keystone Law’s residential property practice has dedicated focus on advising high-net-worth clients across the full spectrum of the market, including sales and acquisitions, development projects, and financing. Ian Cooke‘s practice is concentrated on the prime and super-prime London market, where he advises property developers, while Sakhjit Randhawa handles high-value residential acquisitions, new development projects, and country property transactions. The team also includes key figure Hugh Murphy, and James Bunker, who advises a client base of high-net-worth individuals from the UK and the Middle East. Felicity Sergeant and Zoe Squibbs joined the firm.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A personable service with a 'can-do' attitude.’
- ‘Ian Cooke and his colleague Sakhjit Randhawa are always highly available to problem-solve.’
- ‘Responsive and easy to work with.’
- ‘They provide good communication and sensible, practical advice that makes the process easy.’
- ‘Response times to any query are almost immediate.’
- ‘Hugh Murphy is very approachable.'
- 'Hugh Murphy's team at Keystone continue to set the standard. Professionalism, unwavering integrity and proactive problem resolution are the cornerstones of the business.'
- 'Hugh Murphy is without doubt one of the best lawyers in his field and that's why we use him. He believes in the deal which is rare trait in the legal world.'
- 'Zoe Squibbs would always take the time to ensure i understood every part of the process. She personalised the law and made it real to me. She made me feel like she was on my side whilst always ensuring I was comfortable with exactly what was going on.'
- 'Felicity Sergeant has acted on our behalf several times. Consistently delivering a very speedy result competently executed.'
Key clients
- The Old War Office Project, Whitehall, London SW1
- 60 Curzon Street Limited
- Regent’s Crescent Property Holdings
- 54 Bishops Avenue Limited/Valouram
- CIT/Pine Resi Propco Limited
- Buyers at Chelsea Barracks, London SW3
- Alistair Springer
- Juan Corsini and Catalina Faure
- Bluewater Group Property Limited-Ben Garbett
- Kevin Niblett-Ben Garbett
- Enliven Developments Ltd-Ben Garbett
- William Basdell Salter and Nicola Lorraine Salter-Ben Garbett
- Brodie Investments Self Adminstered Pension Scheme-Ben Garbett
Work highlights
Acted for Westminster Development Services Limited in the development of the famous building known as The Old War Office on Whitehall in London.
Acted for Interpath and their special purpose company, 60 Curzon Street Limited, to advise on the residential apartment sales of the prime Mayfair residential property scheme at 60 Curzon Street.
Advised Regent’s Crescent Property Holding on the sale of all of the apartments so far in the Regent’s Crescent development in prime central London.
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Ian Cooke; Sakhjit Randhawa; Hugh Murphy; James Bunker; Felicity Sergeant; Zoe Squibbs