Laura Keatley

Partner, Commercial Property

Phone: 01892 701147
Email: laura.keatley@ts-p.co.uk
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Specialisms & expertise

Acting for banks, independent lenders, borrowers and guarantors in connection with secured lending and refinancing, including first charges, second charges and subordination agreements and the negotiation of complex development and investment facilities.
Assisting with the property aspects of corporate transactions.
Acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold commercial property.
All aspects of non-contentious landlord and tenant matters.

Past & present projects

Advising a bank on all aspects of loans to a trust and a connected loan to a business to be secured over a 191 acre site which forms part of a larger estate and included registered and unregistered land used for residential, commercial and agricultural purposes
Advising a pension scheme on the £3.25m disposal of a 15 office building, part vacant, and subject to nine occupational leases with future development potential
Advising a major bank in connection with a £24m development loan to fund a development of 239 residential homes and office space
Refinancing and advising both the lender and the owner on the division of a property portfolio with a value of approximately £7.5m.

Types of client

Banks and lending institutions
Property investors both corporate and individual including high net worth individuals from the UK and overseas
Corporate landlords and tenants

Achievements & other appointments

The Commercial Property team are recognised in the legal directories as being a leading team in the South East. The team has been praised by Chambers UK for their initiative and availability and are noted to have a strong reputation in property development, portfolio management and rent re-gearing transactions. The team is ranked in The Legal 500 (2019) for Property Finance services – the only firm ranked outside of London.

Profile

Laura joined the Commercial Property team in September 2011 following completion of her training contract with the firm and became Partner in 2019.

Detailed information was required over a short time frame and put together in a very unbiased way.

Client

Laura is an excellent communicator, and she always does a great job; as I would expect from a firm such as TS&P.

Client

Professional from the outset, fair fees, regular communication, and always willing to provide advice or guidance when required

Client

Catherine / Laura and Matt are always extremely helpful. We value their support at the Bank.

Client

All elements have been handled professionally and expertly without a need to intervene on my part. Communication was excellent and any issues were dealt with pragmatically.

Client

The timescales were incredibly tight and so to turn it round in such a short period of time is very much appreciated by us and the client - who specifically phoned me this morning to say thanks for getting it done so quickly!

Client

Please accept my thanks for making this such an efficient and straightforward process, and for being so responsive and friendly as well as professional. As and when the company eventually comes to sell, I would be pleased to instruct you again.

Client

Kept to the schedule, and I was informed at all stages.

Client

Thanks again for your speed of service and professionalism. Always good to deal with.

Client

Laura has been our solicitor of choice for a while now and we have always found her to be very responsive as well as commercial. Laura acts for many of the main Lenders in the development finance space and can also be pragmatic on fees which in our experience has helped win business.