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Katja Wigham

Partner, Commercial Property Law

Location: Location: Reading, Henley-on-Thames & Wokingham
Qualified as a solicitor: 1999

Katja Wigham is a partner and head of our award-winning Commercial Property team and advises clients from our Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham offices, as well as remotely.

She has significant experience of advising in relation to land development (working with landowners and developers), commercial leases and the sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold property (working with landlords, tenants and investors), and property finance (secured lending).

Katja has particular expertise advising charities, educational institutions and third sector organisations but also acts for a wide range of commercial clients.

She is recommended in the UK's leading guides to law firms, Chambers UK Guide and The Legal 500, with the former recognising her in the highest band 1 tier. Katja participates in a range of sector focused events across the Thames Valley and is a regular speaker at the firm's annual Property & Planning Law updates.

In the past six years we have been named as a finalist in the ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ category at the Thames Valley Property Awards three times (2017, 2018 and 2023), winning in 2017. Recently, we were also named ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ at the 2023 Insider South East Property Awards and 'Best Law Firm' at the 2023 Royal Berkshire Property Awards. Our successful approach is further reflected in the excellent client feedback we continue to receive.

Examples of recent work:

Acting for executors in relation to the multi million pound sale of an Estate which included land, farm land and various residential properties.
Acting for a niche residential developer in relation to the multi-million pound purchase of residential properties for residential development including the option, overage arrangement, site set up and financing.
Advising a developer taking options over a block of flats/freehold.
Acting for a landowner granting an option for the sale of land for residential development.
Acting for a charity transferring properties following conversion to a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO).
Acting for a long-established charity in the multi-million pound sale of development land.
Acting for a national motor group in respect of several leases including electricity leases for electric vehicle charging points.

How I Can Help You

Charities
Commercial leases (landlord & tenant)
Development land
Education
Sale and purchase of commercial property
Secured lending (property finance)
Third sector organisations

Professional Memberships:

Member, The Law Society

Education:
Cardiff University, LLB (Hons) Law and French and LPC

Accreditations & Awards:
Recommended, Chambers UK Guide
Recommended, The Legal 500
Finalist - 'Property Law Firm of the Year' Thames Valley Property Awards 2023
Best - 'Best Law Firm', Royal Berkshire Property Awards 2023
Winner - 'Property Law Firm of the Year' Insider South East Property Awards 2023
Finalist - 'Property Law Firm of the Year' Thames Valley Property Awards 2018
Winner - 'Property Law Firm of the Year' Thames Valley Property Awards 2017

What Our Clients Say

“Katja Wigham is exceptional. A thoroughly lovely person to deal with and with razor-sharp intellect and knowledge to back it up. Also, turnaround time on work is extremely fast. ”

The Legal 500

“Katja is incredibly astute and always contactable”

Chambers UK Guide

“Katja Wigham leverages her extensive expertise to advise commercial clients, charities, educational institutions and third sector organisations”

The Legal 500

“Katja is experienced, pragmatic and professional.”

Chambers UK Guide

“Katja Wigham is highly professional and always willing to devote time to her clients.”

The Legal 500

“Katja Wigham is very pleasant to deal with and has a high level of competency.”

Chambers UK Guide

“Katja Wigham has always provided the most excellent service with timely response and does so in a friendly but efficient manner.”

The Legal 500

“Katja Wigham led our project, was always available and gave us a strong steer where necessary. A very experienced partner.”

Client

“Thank you for all your help, efficiency and professionalism in all that you’ve done. You’ve been outstanding!”

Client

“Brilliant - she's the most efficient lawyer I've ever come across.”

Client

“Thank you for your team’s professional advice. We found this a challenging process and knowing that Blandy & Blandy were guiding us gave us the confidence to proceed. Hopefully we will not need your services in the future, but if we ever find ourselves in need of legal advice again, we will be back!”

Clent

“Katja was very professional, accessible, responsive, knowledgeable, and easy to work with. I would happily work with her again.”

Client

“Extremely tenacious when presented with challenges.”

Client

“Thank you also for efficiently leading and guiding us through the reversionary lease process and making it appear relatively straightforward.”

Client

“I can't speak highly enough about the service received from Katja, who was always proactive in offering workable solutions to issues raised.”

Client

“I am immensely grateful to you for the care you have taken over this report, and with everything else. It has been good to know you are on our side and to be able to have things properly explained.”

Client