Sonal Thakrar

Spear's Review

Sonal Thakrar qualified at Pearson Lowe before moving to Charles Russell Speechlys, where she became a partner in 2008. She joined Mishcon de Reya in 2010, where she has built a diverse client base including overseas investors, HNW individuals, trustees and banks.

One client has described Thakrar as ‘the best real estate solicitor one can possibly bump into’. She credits such testimony to a ‘commercial eye that saves delicate transactions from falling apart’ and an understanding of ‘the challenges that the current market presents’.

Thakrar prides herself on an ability to think laterally and solve problems. ‘I get told that I always deliver without cutting corners,’ she says.

Adviser Profile

Sonal is a Partner at Mishcon de Reya. She provides advice on all aspects of UK residential property and secured lending to banks. Her client base ranges from overseas investors, high net worth individuals and their companies, to trust companies, investment companies, trading companies and banks.

Her expertise resides in purchasing or disposing of super-prime residential property in Central London, often involving complex offshore structures and time sensitive lending requirements. As a result of her experience dealing with trustees and trust companies in the Channel Islands, Sonal effortlessly navigates the regulatory and fiduciary requirements specific to the region when acting on multi-jurisdictional transactions.