Cripps is led by the ‘passionate, driven and extremely knowledgeable’ Sally Firby who is proficient in matters pertaining to estates, farms and high-value London properties. Kate Arnold is entrusted by clients with structuring their business arrangements and property ownership. Kit Mordaunt splits his time between London and Kent and has over two decades of experience in agricultural property. All of the individuals that have been mentioned in Tunbridge Wells, unless stated otherwise.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘I have worked with Sally Firby for many years. She is passionate, driven and extremely knowledgeable in her field.'
  • 'Sally Firby leaves no stone unturned and has great attention to detail. Sally is always responsive to clients needs and thinks outside the box to come up with sensible and practical solutions.’

Key clients

  • Chapel Down
  • Evremond Estates Ltd
  • Mably Dairies Ltd
  • Rauceby Farms
  • Wayfarer Wines LLP

Work highlights

  • Assisted a HNW client purchasing a significant estate comprising of over 20 cottages and over 1000 acres of land spread across a number of farms.
  • Handled the administration of a £20million estate of the deceased where the primary asset was a Lincolnshire estate, of which the deceased was sole owner and sole trader.
  • Acted on the purchase of a boutique country estate and organic farm.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Cripps
Partner specialising in high-value residential property sales and purchases, and also non-contentious agricultural law.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sally Firby

Other key lawyers

Kate Arnold, Kit Mordaunt