Bio

Unkar Chanian is a Partner in Trowers & Hamlins' International Real Estate team in Bahrain. Unkar has worked in Bahrain since 2014, having relocated after working for many years in the City of London where he assisted Pensions Funds with the management of their multi million pound property portfolios. Unkar has a wealth of both international and regional experience in advising on all aspects of commercial property, with a particular emphasis on landlord and tenant matters, hotels and hospitality and large scale mixed use developments. Since arriving in Bahrain, Unkar has assisted developers on some of the largest development projects within Bahrain, including Diyar Al Muharraq and Marassi Al Bahrain and has provided assistance and advice for a large regeneration project in the heart of Manama. Most recently Unkar worked with the newly established Bahrain Real Estate Regulatory Authority in the drafting of new laws to provide a regulatory framework for the Real Estate Sector in Bahrain. Unkar has authored a number of articles for the national and regional circulars and has presented in many Real Estate focussed seminars.