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Residential Legal Team
Jennifer Irving

Jennifer Irving

Head of Residential Property

Residential Property

Jennifer, who has been with CooperBurnett for more than 15 years, is head of our Residential Property team and a member of our Management Board.

Glen Webb

Glen Webb

Partner

Residential Property

Senior Associate Glen Webb joined the Residential Property team in early 2019, bringing with him a large amount of knowledge in land law.

Lisa Connolly

Lisa Connolly

Partner

Residential Property

Lisa joined our Residential Property team in 2015, having worked for solicitors in East Sussex for 10 years. She is a qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer.

Anna Dunn

Anna Dunn

Partner

Residential Property

Anna Dunn joined our Residential Property team as a Partner in November 2024. She relocated from Brighton, where she has lived and worked for 11 years.

Jonathan Rowe

Jonathan Rowe

Partner

Commercial Property & Development and Residential Property

Jonathan has been with CooperBurnett since 2008, becoming a partner in 2011. He joined us from Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda.

Ayla Clissold

Ayla Clissold

Senior Associate

Residential Property

Associate Solicitor, Ayla Clissold, joined the busy Residential Property team at CooperBurnett in January 2022 and is enjoying getting involved with the ‘really high-quality’ work which we deal with.

Joshua Hayes

Joshua Hayes

Solicitor

Corporate & Commercial

Joshua became part of our team at CooperBurnett LLP in the summer of 2023, through the new Masters of Law paralegal scheme at Kent Law School (University of Kent).

Residential Team

For Individuals

Here to help you with your home

Our experienced Property team is ready to provide specialist advice. Our team can help you whether you’re a first time buyer, purchasing an investment property or securing your dream home.

Barns, farms & farmland

Residential Property, Barns, farms & farmland (sales, purchases and residential development) Legal Services - Kent, Sussex & Surrey

We provide focused and practical legal advice on the sale, purchase and development of barns, farms and farmland.

These transactions often involve additional legal and practical considerations, including access, boundaries, planning history, agricultural use, overage and rights of way.

We act for landowners, purchasers, sellers, developers and private individuals requiring clear advice on rural and semi-rural property transactions. We seek to identify potential issues at an early stage, protect your interests and guide you through the process from initial negotiations through to completion.

We also assist clients where farmland or agricultural buildings are being acquired for residential use or future development, including matters involving change of use, restrictive covenants, easements and title complexities.

Key services

  • Advising on the sale and purchase of farms, barns and farmland.
  • Reviewing title, access rights, boundaries, covenants and easements.
  • Advising on development potential and residential conversion issues.
  • Assisting with overage, clawback and conditional sale arrangements.
  • Supporting clients through rural property transactions from offer to completion.

Please do get in touch to discuss the particulars of your situation and our team will be happy to assist.

Get In Touch

We are based in central Tunbridge Wells and offer parking onsite. If you are travelling by train, there is a frequent service from London and Hastings to Tunbridge Wells; we are located a five-minute walk from the station.

Napier House, 14-16 Mount Ephraim Road,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1EE

Phone: 01892 515022
Fax: 01892 515088

enquiries@cooperburnett.com


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