Amir Hamzavi
Job Title: Consultant Solicitor
Amir qualified as a Solicitor in 2000 and has over 20 years of experience in Property, Dispute Resolution, Family and Private client work. He was previously a partner in a London firm, and has worked in a number of firms in senior positions. Amir joined Setfords in 2015.
Amir has extensive experience in high-value property transactions and complex civil and family claims in higher courts.
Amir’s areas of expertise are:
Residential Property
- Freehold and Leasehold conveyancing with emphasis on complex and high-value transactions
- Transfers of equity and matrimonial transfers
- Residential lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement
- Acquiring and disposal of properties at auctions
- Buy-to-let investments with extensive experience with non-traditional lenders
Commercial Property
- Business Acquisitions and Disposals, with extensive experience with Purchase and Sale of Dental Surgeries
- Leasehold acquisitions and disposals
- Rent reviews, lease renewals and variations
- Drafting Commercial leases and licences
- Commercial Landlord and Tenant Act matters
Dispute Resolution
- Commercial landlord-and-tenant disputes, acting for both Landlord and Tenant; particularly in relation to dilapidations, forfeiture, insolvency claims; landlord's consent to assignments, sub-letting and alterations, lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and rent review
- Civil and Commercial Litigation of high-value claims
- Residential long-leasehold: leasehold enfranchisement, disrepair, management and service-charge disputes, Property contract disputes
- Trusts of land and co-ownership disputes
Family
- Drafting Pre-nuptial and Post-nuptial agreements
- Divorce and Separation
- Disputes between cohabitees and TOLATA claims
- Financial applications and consent orders
- Children Act claims, including injunctive relief
Private Client
- Drafting Deeds of Trust between Cohabitees
- Probate Applications
- Wills and Inheritance Act Claims and contentious probate/trusts
- Assistance with Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection Applications
Amir is fluent in Farsi (Persian) language and is learning Spanish.
Email: [email protected]
Practices: Commercial Property, Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Private Client, Real Estate, Residential Property, Wills and Probate
