WEST END LAWYERS

Riseam Sharples is an experienced law firm acting for investors and owner-occupiers acquiring residential property in Central London. We provide a friendly service with a great depth of experience stretching back 35 years in UK law and 18 years acting for investors in Eastern Asia.

We take pride in maintaining high standards to provide fast, efficient advice on all relevant matters. Our expertise includes the purchase of property that is in the course of construction, issues connected to the sale of contracts prior to legal completion, and the tax implications involved with these types of transactions. A large part of our business involves working with offshore investors, particularly from East Asia.

Based conveniently in Covent Garden, we are available for personal meetings if you require. Our team of solicitors and legal assistants all work together – Solicitors: Clive Sharples, Julia Cudd, Thiara Rehman, Manisha Bhati, Tom Sharples, Siow Lim and Shahin Uddin. Legal assistants: Diane Scullion, Jackie Gilbert, Natalie Carlsen, Loren Gilbert, Nicola Orford, Helen Elstow and Noor Ahmed.

The firm has an excellent reputation in Central London. We are well known by international real estate agents and are recommended by all the major developers.

We can act quickly on your behalf to exchange contracts for your purchase within the deadline imposed by the developer. However, as we act independently of the developer, our advice always seeks to protect your interests.

We will quote a fixed fee to you at the time of your instructions.

Value added tax at 17.5% and disbursements (ie. out of pocket expenses) will then be added to the fees. We can clarify these to you at the time of instructions and indeed you will sign a formal Instruction Letter, which sets out the full fees and disbursements.

We can make savings for you on local searches and other search fees, which we will explain to you on instruction.