Charity and Property

Charities deal with property in a variety of ways, sometimes via relatively simple arrangements and sometimes via bespoke agreements involving complex issues of charity and trust law. Our specialist

charity property lawyers have a wealth of experience to guide you through these issues.

Our approach is based on our understanding of the sector enabling us to offer practical solutions to meet your needs. We work to understand and achieve your objectives (which often involve more than a purely financial outcome) and to find the best ways to work within your constraints. We pride ourselves on offering a service which gets to the root of a problem rather than simply ticking legal boxes.

Our experienced team are able to deal with a wide range of property matters affecting charities, for example:

• property strategy, development, sales, purchases, leases, lettings, licences and secured lending
• community asset transfer arrangements
• unravelling trust and title issues relating to charity land
• agreements including service level, clawback, planning gain and property management agreements, and the grant of rights of way and other easements
• the protection and use of open or community space
• disputes including dilapidations and adverse possession claims

Our team can also help you with the following: