Katja Wigham

Katja Wigham is a partner in our award-winning Commercial Property team.

She specialises in sales 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.

Katja is recommended in the UK's leading guides to law firms, Chambers UK and The Legal 500.

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

Katja attends and speaks at a wide range of planning and sector focused events across the Thames Valley and is a regular speaker at the firm's annual Property & Planning law seminar.

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.