Fahmida Ismail

Partner
Commercial Property, Company & Commercial, Health Care

Tel: 0121 698 2200
Office: Birmingham City Centre

Fahmida specialises in helping businesses with finances, corporate structures and property management.

Financial advice includes:

  • Advising on the most appropriate security for loans for financial institutions
  • Perfecting the security on behalf of financial institutions to ensure repayment of loans
  • Enforcing security when repayments cannot be met

Corporate advice includes:

  • Acquisitions
  • Disposals
  • Takeovers
  • Mergers
  • De-mergers
  • Reorganisations

Property management includes:

  • Acquisitions
  • Site development
  • Freehold purchase and sale
  • Leasehold purchaseand sale

Clients include:

  • Lending institutions
  • Banks
  • National retail chains
  • Owner managed businesses
  • Newly-formed companies
  • Limited liability partnerships
  • Partnerships
  • Small and medium sized enterprises
  • Family owned businesses

Clients have included:

  • Abbey Land Limited
  • Allied Irish Bank
  • Advantage Transition Bridge Fund Limited

Recent Cases

Fahmida acted for a bank providing a £20 million loan. Fahmida had to check and perfect the security on 80 properties all around the UK within 4-5 weeks. These were a wide range of properties including public houses, working mens' institutions and hotels. Fahmida checks included: the environmental position, local authority and coalmining issues, restrictive covenants and sufficient equity in the property.

What our clients say

"Fahmida is well organised, with a clear mind-set, on the ball and the ability to manage hundred of emails and documents and still retain control. She reported to us during the course of many meetings, any questionable issues arising in a clear, concise and structured way."

What the Directories say

Fahmida has been quoted in the Corporate and Commercial section of the 2010 Legal 500 - "Sydney Mitchell is particularly experienced in the sale and purchase of casinos. Fahmida Ismail and John Irving are the main contacts.'

Awards and Recognition

Fahmida was shortlisted for Commercial Solicitor of the Year 2009 at the Birmingham Law Society awards in March this year.

Career History

2000 joined Sydney Mitchell as Partner
1986 - 2000 Rowley Dickinson (was Rowley & Blewitts)
Made Partner in 1989
Qualified as a solicitor in 1988

Languages

Urdu

Memberships and Offices held

Fahmida is a Notary public and a member of the Notary Society of England and Wales.

Interests and Hobbies

Fahmida interests include travelling, playing golf and cooking for friends.