Private Client, Property &
Planning

Ozannes’ Private Client, Property & Planning is led by some of the most senior lawyers in the firm, possessing an unrivalled wealth of experience.

Protecting Your Assets
This department specialises in advising high net-worth individuals on issues ranging from taxation, succession and asset protection to planning law, real estate and judicial review, and related issues in Guernsey. These include the rules and regulations concerning living and working in Guernsey for local inhabitants or for the expatriate community, and housing and immigration matters generally.

Property Matters
The Guernsey team specialises in all aspects of transactions relating to Guernsey realty and leasehold interests, both commercial and domestic.

Guernsey real property transactions require specialist assistance and advice, given the distinctiveness of Guernsey property law with its origins in Ancient Norman customary law and the complexity of Guernsey conveyancing, itself conducted in French until 1970.

Ozannes’ team of experienced conveyancers will attend to all matters relating to the purchase or sale of Guernsey property.

Ozannes has experience at every level of commercial and residential transactions, from substantial commercial sites and properties to domestic premises in both the open and local Guernsey housing markets and can assist in the establishment of asset holding companies in order to convey property by way of share transfer.

Challenging Decisions
The team is highly respected for its strength and expertise in challenging decisions of various government authorities in respect of which it has a high rate of success whether in Court or by negotiation.

From the simplest to the more complex proposals Ozannes can provide a full range of services to landowners and developers in respect of planning and development projects.

In short, Ozannes’ Private Client, Property & Planning Department is able to service all of an individual’s legal needs, whether at a purely local level or in co-operation with other jurisdictions. It often works closely with English and international law firms and has an extensive range of worldwide contacts.

Property Website
In 2005, Ozannes launched a dedicated property website: www.ozannesproperty.com

This was the first legal property website launched in Guernsey and includes a conveyancing fees and bond cost calculator, a guide to buying property in Guernsey, and an on-line application form.