Caroline is a solicitor in the Commercial Property team.
Caroline qualified as a solicitor in 2005 working for a City law firm moving into the Commercial Property team upon qualification. She subsequently took a career break for four years whilst her children were young, before returning to work for a regional practice in 2012 for the following 10 years. Caroline has been at Machins since October 2022.
She specialises in all aspects of commercial property work, acting for both landlords and tenants and across a wide range of sectors including office, retail and industrial. She has further built extensive experience in buying and selling all types of commercial freehold and leasehold properties.
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