Laura Keatley

Laura Keatley

Senior Associate, Commercial Property

Specialisms & expertise

Acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold commercial property.
Acting for banks, independent lenders, borrowers and guarantors in connection with secured lending and refinancing.
Assisting with the property aspects of corporate transactions.
Portfolio and estate management.
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.

Profile

Laura has a degree in Law and American Law (LLB) from the University of East Anglia. During her studies, she spent a year at the Brandeis School of Law in Louisville, Kentucky. Laura undertook the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Guildford, where she obtained a distinction and was awarded the Gellhorn Prize for Commercial Property.

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

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

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

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

Client

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

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

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

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

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.