Real estate
At Cripps, we’re more than property lawyers. We help you make a sustainable difference to the built environment: repurposing and regenerating, building homes, creating communities and improving infrastructure.
As the property landscape shifts, our 120-strong team of specialist lawyers is here to support you with pragmatic, commercial advice backed by real depth of experience across every real estate sector and discipline.
For over 30 years, we’ve advised some of the UK’s largest institutional investors, landed estates and residential developers, with the insight, experience and know-how to get deals done. Armed with the right balance of expertise, creativity and technology, we’ll help you succeed – today, tomorrow and in the long term.
How our real estate team can help
As the property landscape shifts, our 120-strong real estate team can support you across every real estate sector and discipline.
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Our real estate experience
Acting for an overseas property fund on the refurbishment of the iconic Aldwych Quarter, on The Strand in London, together with construction support on the subsequent lettings.
Acting for Slough Borough Council on the regeneration of Slough, including a new library, a new football stadium for Slough Town FC and substantial housing and community projects.
Acting for a major supplier of drinking water on their construction contracts for the upgrade and maintenance of their water treatment works and other infrastructure.
Acting for the developer consortium on a high value construction project procured on JCT D&B, for a multi-storey central London residential development.
Advising international fashion group with four luxury brands on its portfolio of stores in the UK including new store acquisitions in London.
Managing Cripps’ relationship with a public drinking water supplier to a large chunk of the South East, dealing with their substantial property portfolio.
Acting for an offshore investor on the sale of a prime central London leisure asset for over £80 million.
Assisting a high net worth family assemble a commercial property investment portfolio. The role included helping during the bidding stage for a number of high quality assets.
Advising institutional landlord on complex development licences of central London property, including consent issues under long leases.
Secured planning permission for 2,750 dwellings for a major urban extension with complex phasing and delivery mechanism.
Advising a farming client on the s106 agreement in support of a successful planning appeal for 800 dwellings
Our client successes
Sale of boutique hotels
3 min
We supported the sellers of a boutique hotel chain on their exit from the market, including complex and integrated banking and M&A advice.
Reinventing the construction industry
4 min
Discover how Cripps worked with Modulous to achieve its aim of producing the first globally scalable model for the design and delivery of homes.
Defending leaseholder rights to acquire ‘common parts’
3 min
Read about an important victory secured for our leaseholder clients concerning the definition of common parts.
How we made a difference
Related thinking
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022
The end of section 21 no fault evictions
Back to Basics: Performance Bonds
The beginning of the end for rogue contractors?
Section 233B Insolvency Act 1986 – What does it mean for construction contracts?
Construction: what to expect in 2021
Law Society guidance on the EWS1 form for building safety and cladding issues
Adapting to ground rent reform – the developer and investor perspective
Consultation on new residential developer tax – a fair proposal?
Options for leaseholders – the Right to Manage
Law Commission’s proposals for leasehold reform – dispute resolution and costs
The Future of Homeownership – Reinvigorating Commonhold in the 21st Century
What does the future hold now for the government’s planning reforms?
The Planning Bill – What are the plans for the future?
Sales of land with the benefit of outline planning permission: common sense prevails in court
Cautionary Supreme Court judgment on interpretation of planning permission
How will you be paying – in cricket balls, horse shoes or seafood? A brief history of the peppercorn rent
Contact us
If you have a question or need advice, please let us know how we can help.