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Residential sales and purchases

Our residential sales and purchases team has a wealth of experience advising individuals and investors on buying, selling and holding high-end residential leasehold and freehold property.

Our residential sales and purchases team act for wealthy individuals purchasing prime London real estate. Our clients have sophisticated and complex requirements comprising many different yet connected areas such as funding and taxation.

Our team frequently acts for overseas investors wishing to invest in London’s lucrative property market, advising them on every aspect of their transaction from the initial acquisition through to the management of their asset, offering a full suite of services in between.

We offer a high-quality service to our clients that is efficient, seamless and tailored to their needs. We are trained and experienced experts in this field capable of handling all degrees of complexity of work, whether for buyers, sellers or lenders, and we strive to make the experience of dealing with your property an enjoyable one.

We are proud members of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme, providing a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices.

Conveyancing Quality Scheme
At a glance
  • Acting for a high net worth individual in the purchase of prime London real estate in Knightsbridge for £17.5m.
  • Acting for a foreign national in the purchase of a duplex penthouse flat in Chelsea for £10m.
  • Acting for an investor based oversees in the sale of a prime London residence off Sloane Square for £6.5m.
  • Acting for a high net worth individual in the sale of a property in Roehampton for £5m.
Costs information and transparency

Please view the following webpage for a full description of our costs and charges in accordance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Transparency Rules 2018.

Estate agents and brokers

RIAA Barker Gillette appreciates the importance of positive relationships with all third parties on each transaction. Therefore, we work with agents and brokers to ensure a transaction runs smoothly and act as a sounding board to decode any jargon.

We know how vital it is to keep the lines of communication open and keep our client’s objectives in mind. Our proactive approach ensures that transactions reach completion with transparency and efficiency.

Practice areas
  • Acquisitions
  • Adverse possession and unregistered land
  • Boundaries
  • Covenants
  • Declarations of trust
  • Easements
  • Joint tenants/tenants in common
  • Landlord and tenant law
  • Lease extensions and enfranchisement
  • Mortgages
  • Plot sales and purchases
  • Property disputes
  • Property taxes
  • Purchases
  • Re-mortgages
  • Residential developments
  • SDLT advice
  • Transfers
  • Wills
Secured Lending

Accredited by the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme under number 02969, we provide a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices.

Conveyancing Quality Scheme


Whether buying or selling a property, it’s a good time to think about the future. Our private client team advises on the importance of declarations of trust between unmarried couples, pre and post-nuptial agreements, estate planning, wills and trusts. Get started online today or contact private client partner, James McMullan, to see what offers are available.

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Whether buying or selling a property, it’s a good time to think about the future. Our private client team advises on the importance of declarations of trust between unmarried couples, pre and post-nuptial agreements, estate planning, wills and trusts. Get started online today or contact private client partner, James McMullan, to see what offers are available.

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