Natasha Bhardwaj
Senior Associate - Commercial Property
"I am a commercial property lawyer with experience in advising and supporting corporate real estate clients with their property portfolio. This ranges from freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, property finance, lease renewals, asset management and corporate support”
I am a senior associate in the commercial property team and joined Higgs LLP in December 2021. Prior to joining Higgs, I worked at an international law firm in Birmingham.
I work on a range of commercial property matters across varying sectors including retail and hospitality, healthcare, industrial, offices and property investment. I also act on behalf of lenders and borrowers in relation to secured lending aspects of transactions. I enjoy working with clients and providing assistance to help them to achieve their business objectives.
I also work in conjunction with the corporate law team at Higgs to assist with asset and share sales and acquisitions of businesses involving property matters. I work with our clients in relation to property due diligence and disclosure matters.
I have previously been ranked as a "next generation lawyer" by the Legal 500 and as an "Associate to watch" by the Chambers UK.
- Acted for a transport company in relation to the acquisition of leasehold premises, which incorporated pre-emption rights.
- Act for lenders on property finance transactions, following the due diligence process and collaborating with other teams across the firm in addition to valuers, surveyors and agents involved in order to secure the required facility.
- A member of a client service team which assists a large family-owned business with the management of their day-to-day property portfolio across a number of UK sites.
- Assist with acquisitions and disposals on high value and complex corporate matters, providing property support for such transactions. Deal with the due diligence process, property disclosures, warranties and indemnities. This involves working collaboratively with clients, the corporate law team, accountants, financial advisers and agents.
More about me
Proudest moment
Becoming a mother
Favourite place
Greece
Favourite film
The Goonies
Childhood career goal
First a police woman, then a teacher… after all that, I ended up as a lawyer.