Leisha is a multi skilled, diligent and highly experienced Property solicitor with a broad range of vocational experience gained over a 25-year legal career as both a paralegal and for the past 10 years as a qualified solicitor.
Leisha’s core strength is her ability to maintain strong client relationships and throughout her career, has won many clients through ongoing contribution to marketing and networking activities, building on her experience and client bases and has consistently achieved positive feedback receiving many recommendations and referrals from previous clients.
Leisha thrives in the areas of thorough and accurate researching, drafting and reporting, communicating effectively at all levels and maintaining high standards of professionalism, integrity and courtesy at all times.
Areas of expertise:
- Commercial acquisitions and disposals of development land
- Acquisitions and disposals of commercial property
- Negotiation and completion of infrastructure agreements (S38, S104, S106 etc)
- Commercial and non-standard residential transfers of part
- Drafting and negotiation of overage agreements
- Commercial refinancing transactions
- Conditional sales and purchases
- Landlord and Tenant leases, licences, and assignments
However Leisha is always happy to discuss any unusual property related matters with which her experience equips her to assist.
Previous firms
- Underwood Vinecombe LLP
- Elliot Mather LLP
- Geldards LLP
- RJS Solicitors
- Flints LLP
Notable cases:
- Successfully acquired three residential development sites concurrently for a small property developer, including the full site set-up through to delivery of plot sales work on completion of the development, securing additional fee-paying revenue for residential plot sales departments.
- Completed the acquisition of a contractually complex development and refurbishment project, which included multi-party back-to-back sale and purchase agreements, conditionality on planning, surrender of agricultural tenancy, and ongoing multi-party overage obligations negotiated into contract.
Leisha’s clients know they can place their trust in her, and she enjoys listening to any concerns, goals and motivations in any project undertaken, enabling her to take a balanced and pragmatic approach, identifying practical solutions to potential problems before they arise. Leisha’s positive personality provides a genuinely holistic pastoral service for clients with whom she works, cultivating long lasting professional relationships.
In her free time, Leisha enjoys socialising with friends and is an avid reader, particularly of murder mystery novels! She enjoys travelling when time allows, especially enjoying new culinary experiences, and loves to cook. Regular trips to the gym and spending time with her partner, son, family, and friends is key to her development of a healthy work/life balance, and this robust support network helps her provide a truly immersive service for her clients. Her mantra of working with clients, rather than for them, is evident in the depth and extent of services she supplies.