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Our Charity Property practice team pride ourselves on giving straight-talking advice to our national and international clients with a mantra of ‘maximising property’.
We will take the time to understand your specific concerns and approach to risk, and work with you to find the best approach to managing your charity’s property assets, whether held for the medium or long-term, or simply maximising the value of income from legacy property.
We work as an extension of your team, speaking your language and using the collaborative approach that our clients value. We specialise in:
Our team is nationally renowned for working with our charity clients’ dedicated and expert legacy administration teams across the country.
We focus on maximising the value of legacy property in all its many and varied forms whether residential, commercial or rural land & buildings including advising on:
We also have dedicated residential and commercial teams working with our charity clients in relation to acquisitions, sales & lettings including negotiation of complex conditional contracts, overages, options and right of pre-emption.
Residuary gifts make up over 70% of legacy income for charities and the majority of this comes from Property. We believe that legacy income is key to driving charities forward! Working with PRs to promote the best handling of property to ensure each gift is received as quickly as possible and provides the greatest possible return can make a huge difference to your charity!
We feel hugely privileged to be able to assist in enhancing this vital income stream.
We understand charity shops. Retail is one of our specialist sectors: It is at the heart of our strategic approach and combines powerfully with our third sector expertise. We continue to develop our reputation as we bring in additional sector experts which helps us to keep improving the way we work with our clients who have retail operations.
We know the retail environment is changing right now – we are talking to our other charity and retail clients about where the opportunities may be found. Many charities are looking to restructure their property portfolio and/or revalue their portfolio based on the recent change in use classes announced to the planning system.
As more commerce is carried out online we have experience and insight to share about how organisations can take advantage of opportunities to drive efficiencies and connect better with their customer base.
Investment – We understand that a robust investment strategy is vital to a charity’s resilience and that direct investment in property (whether also fulfilling operational needs or purely for income and long-term growth) can be a key part of core strategy.
Our team provide the full range of advice on commercial, short and long residential and rural properties and manage significant portfolios in all areas.
Some example of our support include supporting the Charity Retail Association’s report on Social Return on Investment and worked with the Retail Trust on an initiative to combat Harrassment in Retail.
Your operational and strategic property is key to your charity fulfilling its objectives and aims.
Managing that property effectively can protect these key assets and can free up income for your core purposes. It can also add much needed income though projects and joint ventures.
As well as our portfolio offering (see Retail and Investment) we provide advice on:
We are proud to work alongside our charity clients in supporting your aims through this vital work.
Our Charity Property practice is nationally renowned and respected. We have specialists who can manage portfolios, complete property transactions and advise on the full range of disputes and issues arising in relation to residential, commercial, religious, rural land and buildings including in relation to land left as gifts in wills.
We provide strategic problem solving advice and assist with dispute resolution if required. Our expertise covers the full range of property and charity property law including:
Our team of dedicated charity property lawyers only deal with charity property, so we understand your language and use the collaborative approach that our clients value.
We care passionately about our charity clients, and it shows in our work and how we like to build and develop our relationships with them.
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