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Cripps

Real Estate: High Value Residential

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : National Leaders (outside London)

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Cripps has a highly respected residential property team that acts for HNW individuals, developers and landlords buying or selling high value residential property and land. This includes agricultural and rural estates; new developments and off plan units. Our clients are both domestic and international.

We are one of only a few firms that deliver holistic legal advice to U/HNW private clients, many of whom in the modern world require more than simple or traditional property advice. We are able to draw on the experience of our leading lawyers, from across private client, real estate and corporate practice teams, to deliver creative and practical solutions. While some firms say that they are full service in this sector, many are unable to deal in-house with specialist issues such as leasehold enfranchisement and the increasingly complex SDLT regime. This is alongside planning, construction and employment issues which frequently arise on high value transactions. 

Types of work handled:

  • Residential conveyancing
  • Leasehold enfranchisement
  • Landed estates
  • Residential development
  • Residential management services

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Real Estate: High Value Residential - National Leaders (outside London)

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
The team at Cripps is experienced in advising on residential property sales, purchases and enfranchisement matters. The team has particular strength in country estates deals but also handles London purchases and sales.
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Strengths

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  • The Cripps team goes straight to the heart of the legal issues, discusses all aspects with clear and concise advice, and answers all calls and emails with extraordinary speed.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Cripps has thorough knowledge of issues affecting prime residential and agricultural property transfers. The firm is diligent in researching titles and provides clarity in client reports.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Cripps is extremely knowledgeable and extremely helpful, answering calls and emails promptly. The communication is superb.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Cripps have a strong and organised team within their Tunbridge Wells office, and this enables our clients to be served by the right people, and get the very best advice, efficiently and effectively.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Cripps displayed the required thoroughness and good problem-solving skills. Our properties had many unforeseen challenges and Cripps overcame all of the issues in a professional and pragmatic way.

    Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Sally Firby
    Sally Firby

    Sally Firby

    Sally Firby regularly advises wealthy clients on residential property transactions in the South of England. Firby is particularly noted for country estates work.

    • Sally Firby stands head and shoulders above any other property lawyer we have ever used. As an intelligent and committed legal adviser, she grasps all the issues immediately.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Sally has particularly strong expertise in complicated country estates/properties and with clients who have complex needs.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Sally has massive experience, and is a joy to work with.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Rebecca Hughes
    Rebecca Hughes

    Rebecca Hughes

    Rebecca Hughes leads the firm's residential property team Tunbridge Wells. Hughes is regularly instructed to advise on complex residential property transactions in the countryside.

    • Rebecca is fantastic to work with.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Rebecca Hughes is brilliant at what she does.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

    • I found Rebecca to be outstanding.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Rebecca is excellent in all aspects.

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  • Anna Favre
    Anna Favre

    Anna Favre

    Anna Favre is a residential estate partner in the team, advising developers, estates, companies and high net worth individuals. She often works on matters concerning leaseholds, collective enfranchisement and issues related to the new Building Safety Act.

    • Anna is outstanding with clients and has a huge amount of experience in dealing with some of the most complex issues, but makes them seem simple for her clients.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Anna Favre is at the top of her game.

      Real Estate: High Value Residential respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Anna is fully dialled-in commercially and understands the problem immediately.

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