Property
Title Insurance
Partner

Erica Paine

Practice

Erica Paine is a Partner in the firm’s Property Practice.

Erica specializes in real estate transactions and conveyancing, sales and structuring for both high-end and private client matters and large commercial transactions.  Her practice covers condominium agreements and declarations, resorts, hotels, marinas, mixed use and residential projects,fractional ownership arrangements, private and commercial leases, subdivision planning, easements, title insurance, service charges and rights of way,mortgage-backed financing and loans, property title due diligence and opinions,commercial and residential leases and related tax matters and issues, and in advising on and applying for all governmental and requisite approvals.

Erica chairs the Firm’s VAT tax group.

Recent engagements

Advising and representing real estate developers in connection with approval processes, purchases, developments and operations, financing and sales of resort and residential developments, including an approximately 500-acre project in the Abacos, an approximately 245-acre project in Grand Bahama, an approximately 1500-acre project in Eleuthera and boutique projects in the Exumas.
Advising and representing industrial and commercial clients within the Port Area of Grand Bahama, including structuring of multi-million-dollar investments so as to maximise tax and duty benefits.
Advising on Value Added Tax and other tax or duty liabilities or concessions, including pursuing a claim for a multi-million-dollar refund, submitting numerous applications for Advance Rulings, preparing Hotels Encouragement Act Agreements, advising on applications for inclusion in the Large Developer Program.
Numerous conveyancing and mortgage transactions including whole islands and second homes.
Coordinating the grant of title insurance policies for home-owners, lenders and major commercial clients.

Admissions

  • Bar of England and Wales
  • The Bahamas Bar (Registered Associate)

Service

  • Lucaya Youth Theatre Society, Founder & Director

Publications

  • Chambers Global Practice Guide: Real Estate 2024, Law & Practice in The Bahamas [June 2024]
  • Chambers Global Practice Guide: Real Estate 2023, Law & Practice in The Bahamas [June 2023]
  • Estate Planning and Inter Vivos Gifts, GT News & Insights, Vol 2, Issue 3, April 2020
  • Demanding a Culture of Compliance: The Obligations on Land Developers Under the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, 2018 [May 2019]

Membership

  • The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Office
Freeport, Bahamas
Office

Star General Building
East Mall Drive
P. O. Box F-42451
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas

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