Legal Director
Claire works within the Real Estate department, her areas of responsibility include:
Site acquisitions – options; conditional contracts or unconditional contracts; overage deeds; Legal Charges and mortgage related work;
Planning agreements – either Unilateral Undertakings or Agreements with the Council;
Utility Company Deeds – to grant rights for cables/drains, etc in favour of the relevant utility companies;
Plot Sales – including drafting the contracts, transfers and leases (as appropriate) for the development; acting on the sale of each new build unit.
Landlord and Tenant – acting for both Landlords and Tenants with a particular emphasis on dealing with healthcare facilities.
Lease Extensions/Enfranchisement – acting for residential freeholders and leaseholders in the grant of Lease extensions and the acquisition/sale of the freehold reversion.
Claire is a keen sports fan; she likes to keep fit by regularly attending the gym and enjoys watching live sport – she can often be found in Guildford supporting Surrey Heath (Basketball) or Guildford Flames (Ice Hockey). Claire is also an avid reader and hopes to write a novel one day!
Acted for a management company in granting lease extensions to approximately 60 freehold owners – including drafting the deed of variation of lease; satisfying any mortgagees requirements and preparing the deeds of substituted security for various mortgagees.
Acted for a company in a CVA in disposing of their premises with overage provisions.
I have been very impressed both with Claire’s professionalism and her friendly and responsive manner.
The phrase “outstanding service” is not one I use often, but I have to hand it to you, yet another seamless property transaction completed. Thank you!
Very many thanks for the prompt and efficient way you dealt with all three [plot] sales.
Robyn Whitmore at Herrington Carmichael is exceptionally proactive and handles our high-volume, complex conveyancing work with precision and good grace. We have come to rely on both Robyn and Claire McSorley, who integrate seamlessly into our team, consistently anticipating challenges and delivering solutions. We rely on their professionalism and dedication and genuinely enjoy working with them – they are an invaluable asset to any property transaction.