Is Security for Expenses the same as Party Wall Escrow?

UK-Based escrow agents secure international transactions, projects and trade through the combination of strong legal jurisdictions and international banking connections.

Shipyard Escrow is commonly used for the construction of cruise ships, superyachts, large commercial vessels, bespoke tenders and specialist marine assets.

Art Purchase Escrow is commonly used where a sale is conditional on authentication, provenance checks, expert opinion, or where funds are paid in advance for a newly commissioned work.

Licence to Alter Escrow is an arrangement used when a landlord grants permission for a tenant or leaseholder to carry out (usually significant) alterations to a property.

Planning & Development Escrow is an arrangement used to hold funds securely to support planning obligations or development conditions.

Arbitration Security Escrow is an arrangement used to hold funds provided as security during arbitration proceedings.

Instead of paying money into court or to the other party, an agreed sum is paid into an independent escrow account.

Professional escrow services provide an impartial solution for holding sale proceeds during divorce proceedings, avoiding issues with solicitors’ client accounts and SRA rules.

A decommissioning escrow is a ring‑fenced account that holds money to pay for removal, remediation and land restoration at the end of an energy or infrastructure project.

This strategic tool allows employers to balance short-term financial flexibility with long-term funding obligations, aligning both corporate and trustee interests.

Escrow is often used in M&A transactions to provide security for the deal and protect the parties before and after completion.

We provide escrow services for ship and yacht sale and purchase, supporting lawyers and owners in their maritime transactions.

Our jet card escrow accounts provide all of the benefits to charterers but without the insolvency risks associated with traditional jet card programmes.

Acting as a trusted neutral third party for the completion of an aircraft purchase transaction, we hold the aircraft papers and the deposit.

Retentions exist to incentivise contractors to complete the contracted Works. The idea behind them is that by agreeing to withholding some of each monthly payment, this amount of money acts as a significant carrot to complete the Works to the required standard.

Construction Escrow accounts de-risk the construction contract for both parties and offer a lower-cost alternative to performance bonds.

Third-Party Managed Payments for group litigation and mass settlements.

Third-Party Managed Payments for large shareholder populations.

A controlled payment account for grant-funded cladding remediation.

Third-Party Accounts to serve as 'client accounts' for barristers undertaking direct-access work.

Supporting new businesses, international businesses and streamlined back offices with outsourced accounts payable.

Our Probate & Executor Accounts are used by lawyers, administrators and executors to collect estate funds and hold them safely pending distribution.

Third-Party Managed Accounts to handle your fees on account.

Supporting house managers and family offices in single- and multi-residence households with outsourced payment and accounting services.

As many interior designers aren't regulated to carry out payment services or hold client money, our procurement accounts offer a safe, transparent alternative for large FF&E projects.

Our digital Project Bank Accounts provide project-specific, pre-funded, ring-fenced bank accounts to protect Funders, consultants and Contractors engaged in high-value and/or long-term Works.