Leona Ahmed

London UK

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Legal 500 UK 2026

Leading partner in the commercial property: development and commercial property: investment categories.

Leona is an investment and development specialist focused on inbound capital from across Asia and the Middle East seeking to invest in UK and European real estate. Much of her experience is in highly structured and complex transactions involving tax planning and financing and joint ventures.

Leona has over 25 years of UK real estate experience and in the earlier part of her career worked with some of the UK’s biggest property institutions including Columbia Threadneedle, Legal & General, AXA REIM and Federated Hermes. Her focus for the last 8 years has been working collaboratively with clients (family offices, UHNW and overseas funds) based in Asia or the Middle East to invest in commercial real estate over several sectors including offices, student accommodation and hotels.

CV

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 – 2023 Partner, Addleshaw Goddard

2001 – 2007 Partner, Lawrence Graham

Career

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2007 – 2023 Partner, Addleshaw Goddard

2001 – 2007 Partner, Lawrence Graham

Education

1996 Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales

1996 Legal Practice Course, College of Law Chester

1995 Institute of Legal Executive Exams, University of Westminster (Night School)

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2026

Featured

Legal 500 UK 2025

Legal 500

Experience

Student accommodation specialist

Acting for a Singapore based student accommodation specialist on the acquisition and forward purchase of several university campuses.

Leona Ahmed

UK student accommodation

Acting for a Singaporean client on the acquisition of a UK student accommodation portfolio and management platform.

Leona Ahmed

Kuwaiti investment

Acting for Kuwaiti investment powerhouse on its acquisition of a portfolio of UK out of town offices including the shariah structuring and financing of the transactions, as well as the acquisition of a grade A office building in central Frankfurt including and shariah structuring and financing.

Leona Ahmed

Government Embassy

Acquisition of the new site for a Government Embassy including leasing with the UK authorities on the sovereign status of the land and the tax treatment for the transaction with HMRC.

Leona Ahmed

Trophy asset

Sale of a London trophy asset to a new Malaysian consortium including the development agreement for completion of the offices, residential and retail elements of the main development.

Leona Ahmed