Property

Most clients come back to us time and again because they appreciate the practical and pragmatic advice offered by the solicitors in our commercial property and residential property teams. We are ranked by the national independent reviewers at Legal 500 for our Commercial Property, Agriculture & Estates and Property Disputes work. The Legal 500 does not rank lawyers for Residential Property work, but you can see the positive feedback we receive on Review Solicitors.

Our aim is always to understand the legal requirements of your matter from the outset and minimise the stress of any property transaction to you. This applies whether we are assisting you with the purchase of large commercial premises, extensive development land, or helping you as a first-time buyer to purchase your first home. It means identifying issues with your transaction and providing tailored solutions: giving you the bespoke advice you need for your purchase or sale.

Our lawyers have been recognised for their Commercial Property and Residential Property expertise in King’s Lynn, the Fens and surrounding areas for many years.

Commercial Property Solicitors

Our commercial property solicitors help both new and established businesses to:

• Buy the freehold or long lease of new premises
• Sell or rent out their current manufacturing, retail or office premises.

For leases, we advise both commercial landlords and business tenants on a range of related matters including:

• Break clauses
• Dilapidation clauses
• Block lease extensions
• Lease renewals and surrenders of leases.

We have experience in negotiating leases to reflect the arrangement you’ve reached and delivering your lease to you.

Find out more about our full range of commercial property services and how our specialist solicitors can help here.

Working with Property Developers

Our property specialists have strong longstanding relationships with many local property developers. We will be alongside you from the time you identify land to purchase, through the land acquisition and planning processes, to the point at which we also handle either the off-plan sales of the houses being built, or the sale of a completed development of commercial properties.

Our commercial property solicitors have the expertise to provide support with:

• All legal aspects of a development, including drafting joint venture or collaboration agreements
• Financing your development
• Private easements
• Section 106 agreements to secure planning permission
• Infrastructure agreements
• Licences for works to statutory infrastructure.

Many of our property developer clients have grown alongside us over decades and we take pride in seeing their new properties take shape in our local communities. Whether you are an established property developer or just starting out, we will be happy to discuss your legal needs and how our property lawyers could help.

Agricultural and Rural Property Solicitors

We are embedded in the West Norfolk and East Cambridgeshire agricultural community and Fraser Dawbarns’ agricultural specialist solicitors have been advising farming families in the region for many decades. The head of our Agriculture & Estates team came from a farming family and has personal as well as professional experience of the issues.

Our lawyers have extensive expertise in agricultural property sales, purchases, leases and diversification and all the potential complications that come with them. We regularly work with clients, and other professional advisers, to plan for farm succession through the generations, taking into account the tax regime and related issues.

In recent years we have become increasingly involved in renewable energy work and this continues to be a growth area for us and for our agricultural clients.

Find out more about our services for farmers and the agricultural community on our Agricultural Law page.

Residential Property Lawyers

Whether you are buying your first property, moving home or expanding a property portfolio, your expectations from your legal team are likely to be similar. You will be looking for as smooth and speedy a transaction as possible, and to be kept informed of progress throughout. We want to identify any issues with your sale or purchase from the outset to minimise the stress of any property transaction to you. We can help with:

• Buying your first home, including through shared ownership or other help to buy schemes
• Selling a property and buying another one
• Selling your home
• Buying or selling rental properties
• Transferring equity between property owners
• Equity release
• Leasehold term extensions.

We have teams of residential property lawyers in each of our offices so you can contact us in King’s Lynn, Wisbech, Downham Market, March or Ely or find out more about all our services for purchasers and sellers on our Residential Property page.

Property Disputes Solicitors

Property disputes come in all shapes and sizes. Whatever their nature, you will want them to be resolved as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Our property dispute solicitors often work with clients to resolve:

• Commercial property disputes, including dilapidations claims
• Landlord/tenant disputes, representing the landlord
• Boundary disputes, in particular relating to agricultural or commercial premises
• Right of way disputes.

You can find out more by visiting our property disputes page.

Why choose Fraser Dawbarns for Property Law work?

Because our clients, and others, recommend us.

‘The team comprises of individuals particularly knowledgeable within this field led by the very competent and approachable Jenny Ball.' - Legal 500, 2026

‘Daniel Ball's commitment to capacity and focus is super impressive. His response times are first class.’ - Legal 500, 2026

 

Ready to move forward?

Don’t let property complications slow you down. Our team has seen it all – from straightforward first-home purchases to complex multi-million pound developments. We know what to look for, what to worry about and what to fix.

There are three different ways to get started:

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