Alicia Rice
Associate
Alicia advises on all aspects of high-value residential property, for both domestic and overseas clients, including purchases, sales, re-finances, acting for private lenders and other associated matters.
Alicia’s clients are predominantly high-net-worth individuals, private companies and trusts. She also has experience of acting for private banks on secured lending transactions. The nature of her clients’ transactions means she often works closely with other teams across the firm if they need advice on related matters, for example, planning, stamp duty land tax, family and private client.
Prior to joining Farrer & Co, Alicia trained at a regional firm in London which had a core real estate practice. During her training she regularly acted for buyers on several well-known new-build developments across London and gained experience in the prime central London market. Alicia qualified as a solicitor in March 2023.
She approaches her work in an efficient and commercial manner and is committed to keeping her clients regularly updated to make what she appreciates can often be a stressful process as streamline as possible for her clients.
Alicia enjoys working in the fast-paced environment that residential property transactions often demand and building close-working relationships and rapport with all parties involved.
Testimonials
“Thank you so much for all your help in making this transaction smooth and easy for me. Your communication and responsiveness from the start has been fantastic and I have felt very supported throughout the whole process which is very much appreciated.” (Client)
“Thank you Alicia for all your work on this. And for putting in the over time this evening. Great job.” (Estate Agent)
“Thank you so much for getting us to and over the line! This has to be the least stressful and quickest flat purchase I have ever done.” (Client)
“Thank you for helping us to get this over the line. We couldn’t speak more highly of you, Laura Conduit and Farrer & Co, on this sale transaction and our purchase transaction. We are super grateful and wouldn’t hesitate to engage you again on such matters going forward”. (Client)
"Alicia did an outstanding job. She was one of the best, and most professional solicitors I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with". (Estate Agent)
Work highlights
Recent work highlights include:
- Acting for an overseas entity borrower in the refinancing of a commercial premises being converted to a residential dwelling, valued at £60m, to secure a loan of £42m.
- Acting for an overseas seller in the leasehold sale of an apartment in prime central London valued at £20m.
- Acting for a buyer in the leasehold off plan purchase of a new build apartment in prime central London valued at £16.5m.
- Acting for a private bank and a borrower in the refinancing of five properties across London to secure a loan of £10m.