Samantha Grimwood

Samantha is a Partner in the Private Property and Agriculture team specialising in residential property law.

Samantha deals with residential sales and purchases, auctions, residential landlord and tenant matters, re-mortgages, charges and transfers of equity.

Samantha studied German, Spanish and Law at the University of the West of England in Bristol. As part of her undergraduate studies, Samantha spent a year working for a German law practice, Dr Kreuzer & Kollegen, in Nuremberg, Germany.  She also obtained the TESOL qualification and taught English in Shanghai, China, before completing her post graduate studies.

Samantha qualified as a Solicitor in 2006 having trained at Berry & Lamberts in Kent. Having successfully formed and managed residential property teams, Samantha joined Clarke Willmott in 2018.  With over 10 years of practice in Bristol, Samantha has built her reputation on her extensive knowledge of the property market and approachable personality.

Experience

• House sales and purchases for private individuals, including Deputies, Attorneys, first time buyers and property investors
• Purchase and remortgages for limited company clients
• Acting for lenders where separate representation is required in order for borrowers to obtain mortgage funding
• Assisting first time buyers to obtain the Government help to buy ISA bonus
• Acting for property developers to create leases of flats converted from one freehold title in order to sell or refinance the individual units
• Transfers of equity in compliance with court orders both as a result of family law proceedings or litigation
• Disposals of land for local authority clients
• Transfers of part of land to divide freehold and leasehold titles
• Acting for international clients and trusts in refinance or property transactions