Charity law and non profit

Property for charities

Property for charities

An introduction and overview to property for charities

Charities deal with property in a variety of ways, sometimes through relatively simple arrangements and sometimes through bespoke agreements involving complex issues of charity and trust law. Whatever your circumstances, our specialist charity property lawyers have a wealth of experience in helping you navigate these issues.

Our approach is based on a deep understanding of the sector enabling us to find 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.

How our property for charities solicitors can help you

Key services offered

We can help you with: 

  • setting your property strategy
  • relations with key stakeholders (eg. funders, local authorities)
  • freehold sales and purchases including sales for development involving overage and clawback, and secured lending
  • leases, licences and other property management agreements
  • protection and use of open or community space
  • community asset transfer agreements
  • unravelling trust and title issues relating to charity land and dealing with issues relating to permanent endowment, special trusts and compliance with the Charities Act, as well as dealing with first registrations and adverse possession
  • grant of rights of way and other easements
  • property issues arising in connection with charity mergers and incorporations. 

Why choose Russell-Cooke for your Charity’s Property Needs?

About our charity law and not for profit law team

Our highly experienced team has deep knowledge of the sector. We are members of specialist professional networks and have close links with industry bodies such as the Ethical Property Foundation, the leading property advice service for charities.

We work closely with other members of the charities team to ensure an integrated service and full understanding of your needs. Given the breadth of our practice at Russell-Cooke we are also able to draw on expertise in other areas such as planning, property litigation, construction, education and children law.

Get in touch

If you would like to speak with a member of the team you can contact our charity law solicitors by telephone on +44 (0)20 3826 7510 or complete our enquiry form.

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