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Kerry Carter
Partner
Associate Chartered Legal Executive
Private Client
Residential Property
Office : Cranbrook
01892 502 304kcarter@bussmurton.co.uk
Profile
Kerry is an Associate Chartered Legal Executive in the Property and Private Client departments. After obtaining a First Class BA degree in Politics from Southbank University in 1993, Kerry went on to study Law and qualified as a Fellow in 2004 whilst working at a firm in Chancery Lane, London, specialising in property matters. Kerry became a Partner in 2017.
Kerry has many years experience advising in all areas of residential property work including freehold and leasehold property, unregistered land, equity release advice, new-build developments, shared ownership, declarations of trust, powers of attorney, transfers of equity, sales of land, auction properties, leasehold enfranchisement and the Help to Buy scheme. She has extensive experience in dealing with high value transactions and the accompanying complexities of dealing with listed buildings together with associated land.
Kerry also advises on all areas of Private Client work including Wills, Probate and Lasting Powers of Attorney, as well as post death Deeds of Variation in relation to Inheritance and Capital Gains Tax.
Expertise
Residential Property
High value transactions and the accompanying complexities of dealing with listed buildings together with associated land
Sale and Purchase of Freehold and Leasehold properties
Unregistered land
Equity release
Newbuild developments
Shared ownership schemes
Declarations of Trust
Transfers of equity
Sales of land
Auction properties
Leasehold enfranchisement
Help to Buy scheme
Bridging finance
All non-contentious residential property work
Private Client
Wills
Probate
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Post death Deeds of Variation in relation to Inheritance and Capital Gains Tax
Commercial Property
Commercial leases
Lease assignments
Option agreements
Promotion agreements
Commercial mortgages
Bridging finance
Corinne Browne
Solicitor
Commercial Property
Residential Property
Office : Cranbrook
01892 502 388cbrowne@bussmurton.co.uk
Profile
Corinne has been with Buss Murton since 1977 and has many years experience of all types of property work acting for a variety of personal and commercial clients across a wide geographical area. Corinne typically handles residential and commercial property conveyancing, as well as financing both residential and commercial property. She has also acted for house builders in the acquisition of land for development and its eventual disposal as completed units.
She has acted for commercial landlords and tenants in respect of leases of offices, retail, industrial units and land.
Expertise
Commercial Property
Commercial landlords and tenants
Office leases
Retail
Industrial units and land
Residential Property
Sale and Purchase of Freehold and Leasehold properties
Unregistered land
Shared ownership schemes
Deeds of variation
Mortgages and re-mortgages
Lease extensions
Charlotte Mortimer
Junior Paralegal
Residential Property
Office : Cranbrook
01892 502 396cmortimer@bussmurton.co.uk
Profile
Charlotte is a paralegal working in the Residential Property department at Cranbrook. She joined the firm in October 2017 after obtaining her Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP Law School in London. Prior to this, Charlotte attended Goldsmiths University of London where she studied for a BA English and History degree.
Expertise
Sale and Purchase of Freehold and Leasehold properties
Fraser Rickman
Solicitor
Commercial Property
Residential Property
Office : Cranbrook
01892 502 393frickman@bussmurton.co.uk
Profile
Fraser is a Solicitor in the Property department, specialising in both commercial and residential property. Having trained and worked at a well-known Tunbridge Wells based firm, Fraser then worked in the Real Estate department of a leading City firm before joining Buss Murton in 2019.
Fraser has wide ranging experience in all aspects of commercial property assets, including property sales and acquisitions, development work, as well as acting for landlords and tenants, particularly in the retail and office sector.
Fraser also advises on all areas of residential property work, aiming to make the house buying or selling process as smooth as possible. He can deal with complex transactions which may include listed buildings and other issues which arise in high value transactions.
Expertise
Residential Property
Sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties
Unregistered land
Newbuild developments
Shared ownership schemes
Lease extensions
Help to Buy schemes
Deeds of variation
Mortgages and remortgages
All non-contentious residential property work
Commercial Property
Sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties
Commercial leases (office, retail and industrial)
Acting for landlords and tenants on day to day property management matters
Option agreements and development work
Commercial mortgages
Claire Shireby
Associate Solicitor
Private Client
Residential Property
Office : Cranbrook
01892 502392cshireby@bussmurton.co.uk
Profile
Claire started her legal career with an LLB(Hons) from the London School of Economics after which she trained as a barrister and was called to the Bar in 1989 and joined Buss Murton in 2014. She retrained as a Solicitor in Cambridge subsequently returning to her original home in Kent where she has worked for practices in Kent, Sussex and the City of London.
Claire specialises in residential property work but also undertakes some non-contentious private client work, particularly the administration of estates.
Expertise
Residential Property
Sale and Purchase of Freehold and Leasehold properties
Unregistered land
Shared ownership schemes
Assured shorthold tenancy agreements
Deeds of variation
Mortgages and re-mortgages
Lease extension
All non-contentious residential property work
Private Client
Wills
Probate and estate administration
Lasting Powers of Attorney