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Furley Page Solicitors

Real Estate

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Band 5

The South

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What the team is known for

Covers a wide variety of real estate matters and frequently works with clients in the finance, retail and education sectors. Offers expertise in commercial, residential and mixed-use development, as well as property finance and asset purchases and sales. Landlord and tenant work also features in the team's caseload. Offers additional experience advising on promotion and option agreements relating to development sites.

Strengths

A client remarks: "They are friendly, approachable, calm and compassionate in their approach."

Work highlights

Acted for Canterbury Christ Church University on the conditional sale of two university properties for £5.6 million.

Notable practitioners

Jeremy Licence is managing partner of the firm and head of the real estate team. He is known for his skill in promotion agreements, as well as acquisitions and disposals.
"Jeremy Licence is a thorough and pragmatic lawyer."

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Overview

Furley Page commercial property practice is one of the longest established in Kent and is the largest team in East Kent. We are known for providing high quality, thorough advice to our clients. We act for a wide range of clients, from multinational companies to individual property developers and not for profit organisations.

Industry sectors

Development; residential, commercial and mixed use, including student accommodation (acting for developers, landowners, banks and Universities).
The education sector. We act for University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University and several schools and colleges
Healthcare (particularly pharmacy and dental)
Secured lending
Land based businesses
Planning and environmental
Landlord and Tenant
Waste management

We are connected to the local and wider business community through memberships, trustee, governorships and we regularly give seminars and training to other professionals.

We are known for client retention; many of our best clients have been with us for several years if not generations.