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KATY BEARN 
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 


Admitted as a Solicitor:  2004

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:  020 302 68296 

Email: katy.bearn@djblaw.co.uk

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Commercial Property

Retail

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Katy joined DJB in 2023, bringing 19 years’ of City commercial property expertise. 

Katy has a wide range of real estate experience gained at Gowling WLG and Clyde & Co LLP. Having advised various retailers, Katy specialised in leasing, acquisitions, disposals and portfolio management for UK and international retailers.  

For the last 9 years Katy has undertaken consultancy roles, focusing on due diligence and reporting for funding, corporate and other real estate transactions on retail tenant occupier matters. 

WORK HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Acted for national retailers on a range of leasing transactions including portfolio management, high volume lease acquisitions, disposals, re-gears, lease renewals and short term tenancies at high street, shopping centre, retail park, station and designer outlet locations.

  • Acted for a major supermarket retailer on various new store acquisitions including new developments and redevelopments.

  • Prepared multiple lease reports for a leading property development company’s  reorganisation and refinancing of its large logistics portfolio.

  • Prepared title reports and lease reports on various leasehold acquisitions for a national supermarket retailer and lease reviews for a multinational coffee shop chain.

  • Assisted on the real estate aspects on the acquisition of a retail shopping centre, reviewing and reporting on a selection of the occupational leases.

  • Prepared high volume lease reports for a proposed sale of a retail outlet shopping village.

  • Prepared certificates of title in relation to a social housing bond issue.

ABOUT DAVITT JONES BOULD

As the largest, most experienced law firm specialising in real estate in the UK, we have been trusted advisors to the real estate market for 25 years. We have over 75 lawyers, all of whom joined us from senior in-house or private practice roles, and bring an average of 25 years’ post qualification experience each. With their expertise and commercial experience, we advise a prestigious client base in the public and private sector on the full spectrum of real estate legal issues, including commercial property, planning, property litigation, construction, environment, real estate finance and other related areas. Operating in our specialist area uniquely positions us to help other professional firms, and through our Real Estate Support solution we support teams in the silver circle, UK Top 30, US Top 50, the Big Four and beyond.

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