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Fiona Linklater
Director
Commercial Property
Phone
0131 656 5603
Address
Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
About Fiona
Fiona is a Director in our Commercial Property group with over 18 years' experience in the sector, including 4 years in-house for a UK Clearing Bank and 5 years at a major London based firm.
She practises in all areas of commercial property but has significant experience in secured lending, property support on corporate transactions and commercial leasing. She has acted for a broad range of clients from PLC companies and banks to private individuals. More recently her focus has been on clients within the charity and education sector, most notably acting for the University of Edinburgh in relation to the Edinburgh Bioquarter and merger with the Roslin Institute, and various charities involved in the restoration of historic buildings, in particular Scottish Historic Buildings Trust.
Fiona's strength is her ability to recognise the important points in a commercial deal, a skill acquired from working in-house for a UK clearing bank.
Fiona is a Trustee of Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity, an organisation which aims to transform the experiences of children and young people in hospital and healthcare settings in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Expertise
Highlights
- Acting for Edinburgh University in the property transactions associated with the University's £100m acquisition of Roslin Institute including the development and funding of the new £59m Easter Bush Research Centre.
- Part of team acting for Edinburgh University in the pre-letting of a new build 75 unit student residence.
- Advising various charity clients on the property aspects concerning the funding, acquisition, restoration, sale and letting of buildings of interest in and around Scotland, including Blackburn House, Penicuik House, Greenlaw Town Hall and the Hippodrome Cinema in Bo’ness.
- Providing advice on all title issues, from acquisitions to contentious title issues, for a wide range of clients including developers, statutory undertakers and private land owners.
- Over seven years’ experience acting for institutional lenders on all aspects of security work, including corporate support for business acquisition and disposal transactions.
"Fiona Linklater is described as being 'knowledgeable and extremely personable'."
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News & Insights
From the team
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If you plan to sell and split off parcels of land, particularly where the retained land may be developed in the future, make sure you have access and services in place
news 6 December 2019
Kenny Gray, Partner in our Commercial Property team has outlined a series of measures which can give small businesses a fighting chance of success
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Business Insider published this article exploring the increasing access to new sources of funding for commercial property investment and development by Gavin Buchan
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We are delighted that our peers have chosen us among the top performers in the legal sector
news 4 November 2019
We are delighted to announce the promotion of three lawyers in our Commercial Property, Personal Injury and Rural teams
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Fiona Linklater, Director in our Commercial Property team assisted corporate advisers HNH Group with its office lease in Edinburgh
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