Elaine Dobson

Head of our UK Residential Property team, Elaine is recognised as one of the UK's leading lawyers for high-value residential work. Elaine's clients describe her as a sophisticated and commercial advisor with a commanding knowledge of private wealth law, excellent client rapport and first-class contacts.

Elaine advises clients on all aspects of residential property including purchase and sale, refinancing, restructuring, tenancies and landlord and tenant matters. Elaine works with an international client base of wealthy individuals and families, banks, private rented sector (PRS), investors and developers. She also has expertise in statutory lease extensions and freehold claims, both for individuals and groups. Elaine is highly regarded for her work on enfranchisement and has advised many private individuals and investors on how to best utilise various statutes to protect and enhance asset value.

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CV

Since 2014 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 - 2014 Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Career

Since 2014 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 - 2014 Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Education

1999 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales

Awards

Spear's 500 2025

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Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025

Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide 2024

Chambers and Partners HNW 2022

Experience

Investors into Flatfair as it raises USD11m to expand its deposit-free renting platform

Investors into Flatfair, a London-based fintech that lets landlords offer “deposit-free” renting to tenants, as it raises USD11m in order to expand its platform.

Elaine Dobson

R&F Properties on high profile development sites in London

Advising on real estate matters, site set up and disposals, construction, finance, planning, infrastructure, highways, and CIL matters across four major development sites. Work is ongoing on this impressive portfolio of developments. The total number of residential units is over 4,000, in addition to retail, office, hotel and leisure floor space uses.

Paul Leamy

Elaine Dobson

Richard Bursby

Rachel George

Christopher Komodromou

Gareth Lawson

Matthew Jones

Acquisition and proposed redevelopment of St John's Wood Barracks

A high net worth overseas investor on the acquisition and proposed redevelopment of the St John's Wood Barracks site.

Alistair Watson

Emma Tait

Sarah Bolton

Elaine Dobson

Purchase of a single building in St Johns Wood for total of GBP10m

A res non dom HNWI with a family office on the purchase of 8 flats in one building in St Johns Wood for total GBP10m following which the freehold claim under the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. Following completion we were tasked with a full redevelopment project including financing and tax planning for the creation of 10 individual properties for sale.

Elaine Dobson