About us
Charles Russell
Charles Russell is a top 50 full service UK law firm. With 100 partners, 400 lawyers and 660 staff in total, we have the critical mass and breadth of expertise to advise on complex legal issues whilst focusing on building close individual relationships with our clients. The practice is unique in providing a dedicated property acquisition service and is known for its client care, high quality, expertise and friendly approach.
We act for individuals and trustees from all over the world and have international offices in Geneva and Bahrain. The Private Client team includes lawyers fluent in Arabic, Russian, Bulgarian, French, German and Spanish.
About Charles Russell Property Acquisition
The Property Acquisition team at Charles Russell is an ideal starting point if you are looking for a property in London, whether for occupation or purely for investment.
When buying a residential property in London you need to be aware that Estate Agents act solely in the interests of the seller. We only act for you, the buyer, and our advice is completely independent. Once we know exactly what you are looking for and we have agreed on a budget we will use our extensive network of contacts, including developers, agents and landlords to search for suitable properties.
Visiting estate agents and setting up appointments to view properties is time consuming and can be frustrating as no single agent will offer for sale every property meeting your requirements. With unrivalled access to off market properties as well as all those openly available we cover the entire market, ensuring that you find the right property in as short a timeframe as possible. We will take the strain out of the whole exercise. By previewing those we have selected we will only show you properties which we consider are right for you and which are genuinely for sale at a realistic price.
Once we have found a property which most closely matches what you are looking for we will advise you on the price to pay and then negotiate the best possible terms in order to secure it. We work closely with our property conveyancing and tax colleagues as well as with your banker and financial advisers throughout the buying process to ensure the purchase proceeds as quickly and as smoothly as possible.
Before you commit to the purchase we will provide you with a Due Diligence Report which includes an independent survey and valuation, a financial appraisal of the property's investment potential and a property and location study, so you are aware of all relevant factors before proceeding. This is in addition to the legal advice contained in the Report on Title which will be prepared by one of our conveyancing solicitors.