Cripps

Real Estate

Partner

Partner in our Real Estate department, Craig advises on all aspects of commercial property matters including freehold acquisitions and disposals, investment portfolio work and acting for both landlords and tenants on commercial leasehold work across all sectors.  Having joined the firm as a trainee in 2006, Craig has overseen the development and expansion of, and now heads up, the commercial landlord and tenant team.

A trusted advisor with a portfolio of repeat clients, Craig has a relaxed and transparent working style, with clients benefitting from being involving through every stage of the process with guidance both on legal and commercial considerations.  By involving the clients throughout, Craig is able to gain a better understanding of the clients business and their specific needs and concerns to ensure the clients commercial objectives are achieved.  This, in turn, helps to ensure that he can build lasting relationships with clients with a view to working collaboratively as their business operations expand and develop.

Craig also regularly advises Administrators and Liquidators on property related insolvency matters.

Key Recent Work Highlights: 

Acting for Contract Management firm  n connection with lease renewal of HQ offices for a term of 10 years at a commencing rent of £303k Acting for national outdoor garden and homeware company in connection with new warehouse lease as part of reorganisation with a commencing  annual rent of £300k and landlord capital contribution of works for £500k+ Acting for existing international client in their acquisition of UK HQ premises for £1.95m Acting for large construction plant hire company in securing HQ site for £4.85m Acting on sale of prominent sale of office building for residential conversion for £1.85m Acting on sale of multi-let industrial estate for a £2.1m Acquisition of leasehold HQ office and development premises for multi-national US backed food production and distribution company and subsequent reorganisation exercise including intergroup property transfer at value of £21m and various high value lease renewals and dilapidation considerations. Advising client on relocation of London HQ offices including initial negotiations on the lease renewal and following impact of Covid 19 advising on exit strategy and negotiation and completion of new lease to alternative premises. Acting for client in continuing expansion of their property investment portfolio, in particular the sale of off-plan industrial unit and multiple new leases of existing properties Acting for client in their acquisition of development site for future nursery proposal and relocation of existing premises Acting for client on portfolio acquisition of residential flats across Brighton & Hove Acquisition of business premises advising on impact with Sharia law Acting for a partnership on the sale of a portfolio of properties Acting on the sale of a large, high value industrial unit for a company in administration Sale of entire issued share capital in Sussex based care home and care in the community company Acquisition of strategic development site for new HQ premises for Higgidy Limited