Legal services for urban and rural landed estates
At Cripps, we help you to grow the long term value of your estate for future generations. We provide outstanding legal advice and support to the custodians of landed estates, be they families, companies or charities.
With decades of experience in supporting landed estates, both urban and rural, we understand the commercial and social imperatives that are faced by our clients, anticipating and adapting to those needs as they change.
Our expertise includes leasehold reform, residential and commercial asset management and diversification, regeneration/redevelopment projects, succession planning and transactional support. Our in depth knowledge and understanding of landed estates helps to preserve the unique nature of each of the heritage estate clients we work with, while ensuring issues such as sustainability, stewardship and long term investment remain a priority.
How we can help
- sales and purchases
- the grant and termination of leases
- section 106 planning obligations
- easements and other rights
- property finance, and
- tenant insolvency/default.
- residential licensing
- the Building Safety Act 2022
- individual plot sales
- tenancy issues and property dispute resolution, including court and tribunal proceedings.
- statutory and voluntary lease extensions
- collective enfranchisement
- freehold house claims
- tenants’ rights of first refusal, and
- tenants’ right to manage.
- site assembly
- service charge set up
- securing vacant possession
- funding
- holding and development structures
- disposal arrangements, and
- public sector issues.
- acquisitions or joint ventures
- banking and finance
- negotiating commercial contracts
- employment matters, and
- resolving commercial disputes
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Our landed estates experience
Advising landlords and tenants on the expiry of long residential leases.
Advising developers, property companies and tenants on rights of first refusal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, including lease structuring and avoidance schemes.
Advising institutional landlord on complex development licences of central London property, including consent issues under long leases.
Acting for successful party on a contested right to manage claim of a central London mixed-use development with a value of c. £50 million.
Completing complex licences to alter for both Landlords and Tenants.
Successfully completing a lease extension under the 1993 Act where the existing lease expired whilst dealing with the claim.
Successfully advising a Landlord on high value mixed used building in refusing a Right to Manage Claim.
Dealing with a multitude of lease extension claims and collective claims.
Provided advice to executors on the validity of the terms of a pre-emption agreement.
I have advised and conducted proceedings on behalf of clients who have been affected by nuisance and trespass by a neighbouring landowner.
How we made a difference
Related thinking
CMA responds to the government’s proposals on restricted ground rent
Update on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill – one more step along the (legislative) road…
The unintended consequences of the Building Safety Act 2022
Cripps shortlisted for three awards at ERMAS 2023
Compulsory purchase powers
Summary of Avon Ground Rents Ltd v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Company Ltd [2023]
Renters (Reform) Bill 2023: what landlords need to know
Diversifying land into viticulture
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards changes from 1 April 2023
Compensation for opposing lease renewal
Awards and accreditations
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If you have a question or need advice, please let us know how we can help.
