About Heydons
The legal industry is changing. The traditional model of a law firm with large overheads, layers of internal administration and high hourly fees is out of touch with the needs of the commercial real estate industry.
We provide the same quality of legal advice as a top city law firm but operate using a flexible, agile and technology driven set-up. This means that our clients benefit from a highly personalised service and fixed fees.
We are an energetic and commercially focussed law firm which adopts a pro-active approach to all transactions.
With our deep sector knowledge and experience, we are able to assist you with any commercial real estate transaction – no matter the size.
Our Experience
We act for businesses and individuals including:
- property companies
- private investors
- property funds
- high net worth individuals
- private family offices
- developers
- retailers
- entrepreneurs
- start-up companies
Examples of transactions our lawyers have advised on include:
- The sale and leaseback of 56 care homes for £159m
- The purchase of two UK-based hotels for circa £95m
- The sale of a mixed-use building in Sheffield for £10m
- The freehold purchase of an office building in Marylebone, London for circa £11m which involved financing
- Acting for a tenant on a lease of a building in South Kensington, London with an annual rent of £700k +
- Advising a tenant on an office lease in Mayfair, London with an annual rent of circa £150k +
- Acting for a Mayfair based fund management company with circa £1bn property portfolio under management
- Advising landlords on leases to various well-known occupiers including B&M Stores, Dominos Pizza and Subway, etc
- Advising a freehold owner of office blocks in Leicester on the real estate aspects of a £20m refinancing
Founding Partner
Raza Anjum (LLB, LLM, LPC) trained as a solicitor in London at
Norton Rose Fulbright, one of the largest law firms in the world.
He has also practised law as a commercial real estate solicitor with city law firms Charles Russell Speechlys and Eversheds Sutherland.
Raza specialises in investment work and acts for various clients including property companies, real estate funds, private investors and occupiers.
Prior to his legal career, Raza was a Policy Advisor based in the House of Commons where he advised on legal affairs. He has a Masters of Law from University College London and is an alumni of the US State Department professional exchange programme. He speaks Hindi, Urdu and basic Mandarin.
Outside of work, Raza is a keen mountain climber and supporter of charity work. He has raised funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and also East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices by undertaking expeditions to Mount Everest base camp and K2 base camp.
Corporate Social Responsibility
We believe that we have a collective responsibility to help contribute and give back to society.
Heydons is committed to making a positive difference by helping others through our wide-ranging CSR activities.
Our charity partner for 2024 / 2025 is East Anglia Children’s Hospices (EACH). EACH supports families and cares for children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
We also engage with schools to help provide vocational and personal development support to young people.