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Private Property Legal Services
The private property market has been particularly buoyant on the back of the health crisis, driven by tax breaks such as Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) relief and lifestyle changes.
The Land Registry have recently made changes, such as allowing digital signing, which has helped us to support our international clients.
Overseas property investment in the UK
Our private property lawyers, can support you on tax-driven property transactions, as part of a unified service, we work closely with our international Tax and Wealth structuring team, particularly for non-domiciled or non-resident clients.
Our private property law expertise includes:
- buying and selling of residential and investment property
- leasehold enfranchisement
- property consultancy - portfolio management, lettings and disposals
- landed estates and country houses
- international clients purchasing overseas property
- farms and agriculture
- equine properties
- rural estate management
- property disputes
- planning considerations, and
- construction and building contracts.
For more information about our management and succession planning for those owning landed estates and heritage property, please click here.
Meet our private property lawyers
They have a depth of knowledge and experience which means they have usually seen it before, and can resolve issues in a practical manner."
The team are able to advise private clients on a wide range of specialisms, so that advice can be provided in a joined up and convenient format. The advice is always clearly communicated and relevant."
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Equine and Bloodstock
We can support you, whether horses are your livelihood or your passion.
Private Wealth
We enable people to make the most of their wealth now and in the future. No other private wealth law firm has the scale, reach and breadth of services.
International Wealth Structuring
We advise international individuals, and their trustees and advisers, on the establishment and administration of asset holding structures.
Mental Capacity & Court of Protection
For those preparing documents to help protect finances and welfare when you no longer have the capacity to act.
Private Wealth Disputes
We provide tailored solutions for all varieties of domestic and international disputes for families and private wealth professionals.
Reputation Management
Our team of experienced media dispute specialists is highly attuned to advising private individuals on ‘reputation management’ issues.
Tax Disputes & Investigations
Handling disputes and investigations for you across all areas of tax.
UK Trust Establishment, Administration & Taxation
For those wishing to utilise trust structures and the administration of this.
Wealth Structuring
For those wishing to draft a Will to distribute their assets through efficient structures.
Strategic Land
Our strategic land team offers a one-stop service to landowners, helping you plan for and realise maximum value.
Our thinking
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What next for residential property? Autumn Statement Update
William Marriott
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Will increasing taxes for foreign buyers fix the UK housing crisis?
Rebecca Day
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The Telegraph quotes William Marriott on hidden costs to consider when dealing with the death of a loved one
William Marriott
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Update on Tax Reporting for Trustees of Trusts with Canadian Connections
Francis I Rojas
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Rebecca Day writes for Wealth Briefing on elderly family living arrangements
Rebecca Day
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Sarah Wray writes for eprivateclient on the tax implications to consider when developing a garden
Sarah Wray
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The Sunday Times quotes Tristram van Lawick on investment into country estates
Tristram van Lawick
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Buying or selling a house with a septic tank - what you need to know
William Marriott
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Simon Green and Jeffrey Lee write for Hong Kong Lawyer on buying residential property in England
Simon Green
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William Marriott quoted by The Daily Telegraph on Land Registry delays
William Marriott
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Electrical safety standards in the private rented sector from 1 April 2021
Hayley Lalsing
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Hayley Lalsing and Laura Sheftel write for Property Law Journal on the Electrical Safety Standards in the private rented sector
Hayley Lalsing
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High Court finds former unmarried couple hold weekend home as beneficial joint tenants (despite just one funding the whole £1,550,000 purchase price)
Jemimah Fleet
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Knight Frank Wealth Report: The Global Perspective on Prime Property & Investment
Thomas Moran
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Thomas Moran has been quoted in the Evening Standard on the stamp duty surcharge on foreign homebuyers
Thomas Moran
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William Marriott quoted by The Telegraph on the impact of Land Registry delays on the UK property market
William Marriott
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William Marriott quoted by iNews on the Stamp Duty holiday and its impact on the housing market
William Marriott
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Opportunities for overseas investors buying English residential property
Laura Sheftel
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Picking out the positives: residential property through the coronavirus crisis
William Marriott
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