Sangeeta is an Accredited Specialist in Property Law, with over 20 years of experience advising Australian and international developers, corporations, listed and unlisted property trusts and financiers on the full breadth of property transactions – including acquisitions, disposals, structuring issues, lease transactions and development advice in relation to retail, commercial, industrial and residential property.
Sangeeta has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating agreements for leases (and sub leases and licences), acting predominantly for landlords with a variety of permitted uses as well as tenants.
Her passion for all things property has also seen Sangeeta negotiate airport subleases, port terminal leases, shopping centre leases, leases in train stations, in medical centres and hangar licences on behalf of tenants.
Sangeeta has vast experience with sales and acquisitions. She works closely with her clients to gather the information and present them in a commercial manner for sale. If clients are buying, Sangeeta has experience dealing with other consultants (environmental and specialist planning consultants) to provide them with a concise due diligence report, helping relieve some of the stress out of any transaction.
Sangeeta also works closely with clients on development work. She takes a wholistic approach to every development project she works on, and has the experience and knowledge to assist with future planning and will work with clients to meet their business objectives.
With experience both in-house and in strong property teams in mid-tier firms, Sangeeta brings strong commercial acumen and result-oriented thinking to the table for her clients.
Sangeeta joined Keypoint Law in 2022 and is based in Melbourne.
Expertise
Development Work
- Conducting due diligence on properties to be acquired for redevelopment
- Providing advice on planning issues, on plans of subdivision and staged subdivisions
- Advising on retention or use of air rights
- Providing advice on s173 agreements
- Advising on structuring of owners corporations
- Drafting owners corporation rules
- Drafting pro forma off the plan lot contracts for developments
- Drafting and negotiating development agreements of various forms
- Drafting and negotiating project management agreements
- GST advice
- Stamp Duty advice (including multi-jurisdiction transactions)
- Drafting put and call option deeds
- Advice on GAIC
- Advice on and negotiation of construction contracts
General Property
- Sale and purchase of land – including drafting contracts for sale of residential sites, medium density sites, commercial sites (e.g. child care centre site, supermarket site, restaurant site)
- Sale and purchase of large commercial properties e.g. shopping centres, a private hospital and office buildings
- Carrying out due diligence on properties including reviewing leases, licences and service contracts
- Instructing surveyors and other experts in relation to physical due diligence required
- Working with experts to provide comprehensive due diligence reports
- Advice on easements and other encumbrances
Commercial
- Sale and purchase of business (e.g. petrol stations, rent roll business, car park business, franchise businesses)
- Advice on GST, tax and stamp duty issues that need to be considered
- Joint venture agreements
- Shareholder agreements
- Unit holder agreements
- Service contracts
- Option agreements
- Buy sell agreements
- Advice on water issues
- Chattel sale and Equipment sale agreement
Owners Corporation
- Advice on AGMs and general OC management issues
- Advice on amendments to plans of subdivision
- Advice and preparation of licences over common property
- Advice on, drafting and negotiating contracts entered into by owners corporation (management and service contracts)
- Advice on acquisition of assets by an OC
Leasing
- Retail and commercial leasing in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and WA
- Drafting pro forma lease and ancillary documents for clients
- Acting for various franchisors in relation to leasing arrangements in various states
- Acting for landlords in relation to preparation of agreement of lease and lease documents for a wide variety of premises including petrol stations, warehouses, newly constructed office buildings and shopping arcades.
- Acting for tenants in relation to leases and licences in major shopping centres
- Advice on termination of leases and on leasing disputes
- Advice on alpine leases
- Advice on leases to telecommunication companies
Recognition
- LLB, National University of Singapore (1996)
- Accredited Specialist – Property Law (2013)
- Master of Construction Law, University of Melbourne (2018)
Career
2022 | Keypoint Law | Consulting Principal |
2017 – 2022 | United Petroleum Pty Ltd | Head Legal Counsel – Property and Construction |
2015 – 2017 | Maddocks | Special Counsel |
2014 – 2015 | Madgwicks Lawyers | Special Counsel |
2010 – 2014 | Kliger Partners Pty Ltd | Senior Associate |
2008 – 2010 | Russell Kennedy Lawyers | Senior Associate |
1999 – 2008 | Ryan Maloney Anderson | Senior Associate |