We advise on all types of site acquisition, development and disposal regardless of complexity. No matter what the size or type of development, a developer will require a broad range of legal advice to realise the scheme from heads of agreement through to plot disposal. We are able to draw on a cross-disciplinary team of lawyers to provide such specialist expertise. Our approach is necessarily commercial, proactive and solution-based and our aim is to maximise transaction speed and efficiencies whilst minimising risk.
We can undertake the following:
- commercial property development agreements and building leases
- site acquisition and assembly
- transaction structuring: including joint ventures, consortia and trust vehicles, full and limited liability partnerships, options, conditional contracts mechanisms for claw back and overage payments
planning and infrastructure: including applications and appeals, planning obligations, development plans, public inquiries and procedural challenges, compulsory purchase issues such as the promotion of CPOs, vesting and enforcement, objections and compensation negotiation and approval of section 106 agreements adoption agreement for services and roads with the relevant local authorities
construction, appointment of consultants and collateral warranties; preparation of building and civil engineering contracts together with warranties;
environment: land contamination, reclamation and clean-up, contaminative uses registration, environmental assessment, SSSIs and related protective legislation
tax/VAT. Including tax efficient structuring, Stamp duty land tax and VAT issues arising.
commercial property development funding: attending to all terms of funding requirements from traditional security through to forward funding, alternative investment structures
disposal: attending to sale and/or lease of units (residential and / or commercial), including setting up estate schemes and management companies.
