Commercial Property Development

IBB’s commercial property lawyers offer commercially focused and pragmatic solutions to a broad range of clients undertaking development projects for owner occupation, sale and investment. We act for a variety of clients including those focusing on healthcare, industrial, retail, hotel, office, leisure and mixed use developments. We also act for a number of charity clients carrying out development projects.

We work closely with our teams specialising in Construction, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial, Residential Development and Plot Sales.

We are experienced in all aspects of property development and are able to recognise and find solutions to the issues that may impact on the development potential of a project at an early stage. We are practical in approach and understand our clients’ commercial vision.

We can advise you on all aspects of a development transaction, including:

• Site assembly
• Restrictive Covenants/Rights of Light impacting on development potential
• Landlord and Tenant issues associated with gaining vacant possession
• VAT
• SDLT
• Planning issues
• Planning and infrastructure agreements
• Property joint ventures
• Funding
• Estate management set-ups
• Conditional contracts
• Options
• Overage arrangements
• Deferred consideration
• Development finance
• Construction
• Rights of Pre-Emption and Rights of First Refusal
• Disposals
• Sale of new homes