13.2.2023
Transfer of Equity Stamp Duty
Do I Pay Stamp Duty Land Tax When Transferring Property into My Partner’s Name? When it comes to property...
Read moreLekhika is a solicitor in the Commercial Property and Leasehold Reform Department.
Commercial: Lekhika deals with various aspects of commercial property, including grants of new leases and acquisitions of existing leases, licences to alter, assign and sub-let and purchases. Lekhika acts for both landlord and tenants in handling a wide range of properties.
Leasehold Reform: Lekhika also deals with leasehold reform maters, including lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisements. Lekhika provides her client with a high quality service in their matter.
Lekhika qualified in 2021 and holds a LLM (Hons.) from City, University of London. She is fluent in Hindi and Punjabi and can speak conversational Urdu.
Personal interests
Outside of work, Lekhika enjoys writing, reading and salsa. She also loves coffee and spending time with her family and endless pets.
I've recently used Osbornes for my home purchase and an equity transfer. Rachael was fantastic all the way through, keeping me informed and up to speed as to the purchase progress.
We hope not to move again for a long time, but when we do we will choose Osbornes for the conveyancing. Thank you.
Buying and selling a house can often be a challenging process, but communication and service I received from Osbornes was second to none. I would recommend them without hesitation - 5 stars
I have used Osbornes a few times and I’m really happy with the service provided. They provide a very professional, polite and efficient service and I would highly recommend them.
Osbornes team was great with the sale of our property, everything went smoothly and very responsive
Osbornes are really thorough, professional & friendly. They were aware of the need for haste in my sale & they did everything they could to achieve the results of completing before the end of the SDLT holiday.
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