Partner and Head of Real Estate
Brinda Granthrai joined RIAA Barker Gillette (UK)’s commercial real estate team in May 2025 and brings over 15 years of experience advising high-net-worth individuals, private companies and international investors on complex real estate transactions.
As partner and the firm’s head of commercial real estate, she works closely with the team to deliver commercially focused, pragmatic solutions across the full property lifecycle.
Brinda Granthrai’s Selected highlights:
- Negotiated a combined share-purchase and joint-venture agreement with a third-party funder and restructured leases across a £20 million mixed-use portfolio.
- Advised on the £80 million acquisition of a business featuring multiple commercial premises.
- Acted for a developer in the purchase and onward sale of a £5 million office building.
Clients value Brinda’s hands-on, solutions-oriented approach and her ability to align complex legal structures with commercial objectives.
Law with French Law LLB Honours, University of Reading (2002)
Legal Practice Course, College of Law, London (2003)
Solicitor of England & Wales (Admitted 2007)
Languages: French and English
Expertise
Articles
Buying a commercial unit: what you need to know – July 2026
What to check in a new build contract – June 2026
Homeowners urged to get ‘move ready’ as pressure grows – June 2026
Mixed-Use Property and the Renters’ Rights Act – June 2026
Renters’ Rights Act: why process and paperwork matter more than ever for landlords – April 2026
Assigning or Subletting a Commercial Lease: What Tenants Need to Know – March 2026
Dilapidations explained: What commercial tenants and landlords need to know – February 2026
Mind the energy gap: Commercial landlords face a closing window on EPC compliance – November 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill: Major Changes Every Tenant and Landlord Should Know – October 2025
Upward-only rent reviews to be banned in new commercial leases – August 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill: Major Changes Every Tenant and Landlord Should Know – October 2025
RIAA Barker Gillette (UK) appoints Brinda Granthrai as Partner and Head of Commercial Real Estate – May 2025
Key aspects of the Chancellor’s March 2024 Spring Budget – March 2024
Flipping property and taxes – February 2024
Property Auctions: How a solicitor can be your key to success – January 2024
Overseas companies with UK property update – January 2023
SDLT changes ahead for multiple and mixed-use purchases – July 2022
Check the ground rules to avoid boundary disputes – June 2022
Right to rent checks – May 2022
Do I need planning permission to make changes to my garden? May 2022
When jointly doesn’t mean equally – February 2022
Buying or selling a home? – November 2021
Time to get excited about EPCs – June 2017
Japanese Knotweed – May 2017
How to make money from home: rent a room – April 2017
Wealth Tax or Stamp Duty Land Tax? – March 2017
Stamp Duty Land Tax increases from 1 April 2016 – March 2016
Acquisitions, disposals and developments
Advising on the purchase and sale of high-value commercial and mixed-use portfolios, from industrial estates and office schemes to residential redevelopment sites.
Leasing and landlord and tenant work
Negotiating and restructuring leases, licence agreements and property management contracts for sophisticated corporate and private clients.
Secured lending and structured finance
Acting for banks, specialist lenders and borrowers on everything from bridging loans to large-scale development finance.
