Jana Ward is an Associate in our Real Estate Group. She advises Bahamian and international clients on all aspects of commercial and residential real estate transactions.
Her practice focuses on:
- Representing vendors and purchasers in the sale and acquisition of residential & commercial real estate
- Representing mortgagees and mortgagors in secured financing transactions
- Drafting commercial and residential leases
- Applying for regulatory approvals from the Bahamas Investment Authority and Central Bank of The Bahamas
- Advising property owners on real property tax matters
Recent Work Examples:
- Assisted in representing the Vendor in a $3.3 million sale of property in Abaco
- Assisted in representing both the Vendor and Purchaser in a $1.5 million sale and acquisition of a unit at Sterling Commons Hurricane Hole on Paradise Island
- Assisted in representing both the Vendor and Purchaser in the $975,000 sale and acquisition of a unit at Sterling Commons Hurricane Hole on Paradise Island
- Assisted in representing the Purchasers in the acquisition of a townhouse unit in Turnberry
- Assisted in representing the Purchasers in the acquisition of a property in High Point Estates
- Successfully represented the owner of a property at Baker’s Bay in a multimillion dollar appeal to the Department of Inland Revenue
- Assisted in representing mortgagees and mortgagors in various secured financing transactions.
- Assisted with drafting a commercial lease for a hotel in Eleuthera
- Assisted with advising various Homeowners Associations on a wide range of enquiries
- Assisted with advising property owners on real property tax enquiries and appeals