Katja Wigham

Katja Wigham is a partner and head of our award-winning Commercial Property team.

She has significant experience of advising in relation to the sale and purchases of development land, commercial freehold and leasehold property, landlord and tenant matters and secured lending.

Katja has particular expertise advising charities, educational institutions and third sector organisations but also acts for a wide range of commercial clients.

She is recommended in the UK's leading guides to law firms, Chambers UK and The Legal 500. Katja participates in a range of sector focused events across the Thames Valley and is a regular speaker at the firm's annual Property & Planning Law updates.

Blandy & Blandy was named 'Property Law Firm of the Year' at the prestigious 2017 Thames Valley Property Awards and as a finalist again in 2018.

Examples of recent work:

• Acting for the University of Reading in relation to several development land transactions, some of which involved consideration of over £30million.
• Acting for a residential and care home developer in relation to numerous multi-million pound transactions to include purchases, sub purchases and long term strategic options of development sites.
• Acted for a large landed estate in relation to an option and subsequent sale and sub sale of five commercial properties in London.
• Acted for trustees in the sale of a two large unregistered farms.
• Acted for an independent school in relation to a multi million pound secured lending transaction.
• Acted for a large national charity in relation to strategic advice for two new doctor’s surgeries, surrender of residential leases and the grants of commercial leases as both landlord and tenant.
• Acted for a company and its pension fund in relation to the letting of five floors in a grade II listed prime central London office.