Amir Hamzavi Consultant Solicitor

Amir qualified as a Solicitor in 2000 and has over 20 years of experience in Property, Dispute Resolution, Family and Private client work. He was previously a partner in a London firm, and has worked in a number of firms in senior positions. Amir joined Setfords in 2015.

Amir has extensive experience in high-value property transactions and complex civil and family claims in higher courts.

Amir’s areas of expertise are:

Residential Property

• Freehold and Leasehold conveyancing with emphasis on complex and high-value transactions
• Transfers of equity and matrimonial transfers
• Residential lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement
• Acquiring and disposal of properties at auctions
• Buy-to-let investments with extensive experience with non-traditional lenders

Commercial Property

• Business Acquisitions and Disposals, with extensive experience with Purchase and Sale of Dental Surgeries
• Leasehold acquisitions and disposals
• Rent reviews, lease renewals and variations
• Drafting Commercial leases and licences 
• Commercial Landlord and Tenant Act matters

Dispute Resolution

• Commercial landlord-and-tenant disputes, acting for both Landlord and Tenant; particularly in relation to dilapidations, forfeiture, insolvency claims; landlord's consent to assignments, sub-letting and alterations, lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and rent review
• Civil and Commercial Litigation of high-value claims
• Residential long-leasehold: leasehold enfranchisement, disrepair, management and service-charge disputes, Property contract disputes
• Trusts of land and co-ownership disputes

Family

• Drafting Pre-nuptial and Post-nuptial agreements
• Divorce and Separation
• Disputes between cohabitees and TOLATA claims
• Financial applications and consent orders
• Children Act claims, including injunctive relief

Private Client

• Drafting Deeds of Trust between Cohabitees 
• Probate Applications
• Wills and Inheritance Act Claims and contentious probate/trusts
• Assistance with Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection Applications

Amir is fluent in Farsi (Persian) language and is learning Spanish.