Trusted Across Borders
Your Legal Property Investing Partners
The difference between a delayed deal and a completed one is execution. Sharpwell Property Law handles the friction points that hold transactions back, delivering completion on time, on terms, and without compromise.
Trusted Across Borders
“Property law expertise shouldn’t be the deciding factor when choosing a firm.”
It’s the baseline. You’ll have a qualified solicitor wherever you go. But qualifications alone don’t guarantee speed, clarity, or practical solutions when challenges arise.
As an active property investor, I’ve spent years listening to clients’ experiences with legal services and the UK conveyancing process. The feedback is consistently disappointing for investors. Common issues include:
• ㅤSlow, poorly managed processes with little coordination between solicitors, brokers, valuers, or agents
• ㅤDelayed communication, with clients waiting days or weeks for updates
• ㅤLimited experience with bespoke funding structures like bridging finance, private capital, or overseas funds.
Overall, UK conveyancing often feels outdated, overly complicated, and out of touch with the realities of property investing, making it frustrating, stressful, and inefficient.
“I didn’t want Sharpwell Property Law to be ‘just another property law firm’.
“We exist to influence the industry, redefine traditional conveyancing, and create an exceptional property investing experience for every client. This is our ‘Why’, why Sharpwell Property Law exists.”
- Tatiana Sharposhnikova, CEO
Specialist Expertise
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance & Investor Finance
Sharpwell Property Law is a boutique legal practice specialising in residential conveyancing and commercial property matters. We act for UK-based and international private clients based in many jurisdictions, including the UAE, India, Singapore, China, Turkey, Monaco, Eastern Europe, Italy, and Bulgaria, among others.
Our work goes beyond standard conveyancing. We focus on transactions that demand careful structuring, particularly where funds originate outside the UK. With a proactive approach to risk management and a commitment to efficiency, we guide matters smoothly from instruction through to completion.
We regularly advise
Buyers using private or corporate funds, originating in the UK and overseas
Sellers with complex financial, ownership, or regulatory considerations
Property investors with layered funding structures, including private lending,bridging finance, and mortgage facilities
Our Approach
Our approach is straightforward: anticipate issues early, maintain momentum where others slow down, and protect your interests at every stage
Relentlessly Solution-Focused
Built Around Outcome, Not Process
Investor-Led Solution-Centric Team
Founded by an active property developer and investor, our CEO, Tatiana, built the team from firsthand experience of the real challenges faced in property transactions. This means our advice is not theoretical or process-driven, but practical, deal-focused, and aligned with what actually gets transactions across the line. We understand how deals are structured, where they typically fail, and how to resolve issues before they become obstacles.
Our Friday Rule
Our internal "Friday Rule" ensures consistent weekly progress updates to every client, accountability, and fast issue resolution.
Our Taking the Lead Approach: Driving the Bus
We operate a disciplined, momentum-driven process designed to keep transactions moving. In every transaction, we actively take the lead in co-ordinating all parties: agents, lenders, brokers, and counterpart solicitors to maintain alignment, reduce friction, and drive the deal forward efficiently to completion. We call it ‘Driving the Bus’, with all involved on board to the final destination.
Our Services
How We Help
Residential
Conveyancing
We provide a comprehensive residential conveyancing service, combining technical precision with a practical, client-focused approach. Our experience spans straightforward transactions through to complex, time-sensitive matters requiring coordinated funding and lender engagement.
Sale and purchase of leasehold and freehold properties
Acting on new build acquisitions, including developer deadlines and Help to Buy / shared ownership schemes
Remortgages and refinancing, including lender panel work and title rectification where required
Advising on and supporting transactions involving bridging finance and private lending, ensuring alignment between legal title and funding structures
“We are particularly experienced in handling matters where speed, accuracy, and proactive communication are critical to successful completion.”
Commercial
Conveyancing
Our commercial team advises on a wide range of property transactions, delivering clear, commercially grounded guidance tailored to business objectives and risk profiles.
Freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals across various sectors
Drafting and negotiating grants of new leases, lease renewals, and assignments
Managing due diligence, title investigations, and reporting for investors, landlords, and occupiers
Supporting transactions involving structured or layered funding arrangements
“We understand the commercial drivers behind each deal and work efficiently to facilitate smooth, strategically sound outcomes.”
Property Investors & Bespoke Funding Structures
We act extensively for property investors, developers, and portfolio landlords, particularly where transactions involve sophisticated or layered funding arrangements.
Advising on acquisitions funded through a combination of bridging finance, private lenders, and institutional funding
Coordinating multi-source funding structures to ensure compliance with lender requirements and seamless completion
Supporting portfolio acquisitions, refinancing strategies, and onward disposals
“Our approach is pragmatic and solutions-driven, with a strong understanding of the timelines and pressures inherent in investment transactions.”
International
Purchase Funds
We have significant experience acting for overseas clients investing in UK property, as well as UK-based investors utilising international capital.
Acting for non-UK buyers acquiring residential and commercial property in England and Wales
Advising on current UK regulatory requirements, including compliance with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (as amended) and obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Providing guidance on UK financial sanctions compliance in accordance with the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 and the requirements of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Managing source of funds and wealth verification across multiple jurisdictions, liaising with international advisers and financial institutions where required
Ensuring transactions proceed efficiently despite cross-border complexities
“We provide clear, accessible guidance to international clients, helping them navigate the UK property market with confidence while meeting all applicable regulatory and compliance obligations.”
International Reach
With years of specialist experience, we are highly skilled in handling non-UK purchase funds, international clients, and layered funding structures. Our team understands multi-jurisdictional legal and business frameworks, enabling us to navigate complexity that often slows or blocks traditional conveyancing firms. We are confident managing cross-border purchase funds compliance to ensure transactions complete safely for all involved.
Investor-Led Team
The Friday Rule
Driving the Bus
Our Leadership
Our Directors
“A successful property entrepreneur, owning and managing several businesses related to real estate”
Tatiana Sharposhnikova
Founder, CEO & Property Solicitor
Our CEO, Tatiana Sharposhnikova, is a highly accomplished Property Solicitor with over 20 years of extensive experience in property law and development. She has a proven track record of advising UK resident and non-resident property developers, investors, and private clients, offering unparalleled expertise in navigating the complexities of property transactions and development projects.
“30 years of experience working in SRA-regulated firms — primarily at board and executive committee level”
Ian Boswell
Co-founder, Director for Finance & Administration
Ian is a co-founder of Sharpwell Property Law and our Director for Finance & Administration, bringing with him an impressive 30 years of experience working in SRA-regulated firms. Throughout his career, Ian has primarily operated at the board and executive committee level as a Finance Director or CFO, demonstrating exceptional leadership and financial expertise.