Sarah Conway
Partner
Head of Real Estate
A true legend within her industry
Chambers & Partners (HNW)
Sarah joined MTG from Allen & Overy LLP in 2013 where she specialised in both high value residential transactions, and acting for a number of institutions and corporate clients relating to the purchase, sale and letting of commercial properties.
Sarah works closely with agents, planners, developers, lenders and other bodies. She has an international client base, and is adept in meeting the demands of both overseas and UK clients.
Sarah is ranked in Band 1 by the Chambers HNW Guide 2023. The guide notes that “Sarah has dealt with some of the trickiest deals and made them seem easy” and describes her as having “a level of knowledge and experience that is very rare to find“. Sources describe her as “a true legend within her industry.”, while others note that “you always feel you are in extremely capable hands”.
The Legal 500 Residential Real Estate Guide 2023, in which Sarah is also ranked as a Leading Individual, describes Sarah as ‘communicative and dedicated to getting every deal over the line” and acknowledges her “notably international client base“. The guide comments that her top-ranked team is “dynamic and proactive” and “stands out for its ability to handle challenging transactions“.
Sarah’s team won Residential Property Team of the Year at the Chambers HNW Awards in 2023, and Sarah herself won the Chambers HNW Residential Property Lawyer of the Year Award in November 2018. She has been included for many years as a Top Recommended property lawyer in the Spear’s Property Advisers Index.
Sarah qualified in March 1985.
Expertise
Sarah has extensive experience of managing complex residential purchases and sales, working closely with agents, planners, developers, lenders and other bodies. She has an international client base, and is adept in meeting the particular demands of overseas clients.
Recent experience includes:
- Exchanging on the purchase of a £20 million apartment in a prime central London residential location within 5 days of instructions;
- Acting on sales and purchases of multiple residential properties in prime central with individual values of £10 million +;
- Advising on the purchase of corporate vehicles holding high value residential property;
- Advising on the purchase of a £30 million apartment in a major central London development;
- Providing strategic advice to clients on various matters relating to property portfolios;
- Acting for developer clients on the purchase of various development sites in London;
- Advising on collective enfranchisement and leasehold claims; and
- Acting on commercial property transactions for private clients.
I am always very impressed when working with Sarah Conway.
The Legal 500
Sarah has dealt with some of the trickiest deals and made them seem easy
Chambers and Partners (HNW)
A true legend within her industry
Chambers and Partners (HNW)
She has a level of knowledge and experience that is very rare to find
Chambers & Partners (HNW)
You always feel you are in extremely capable hands