Landowner

Acting for a Trust on the grant of a hybrid option and promotion agreement over approximately 100 acres of land for residential development in the South East to a consortium of developers.

Acting on behalf of numerous landowners in connection with the grant of options agreements to developers, enabling the developer to purchase the land with the benefit of planning permission and develop it.

Acting on behalf of numerous landowners in connection with the grant of promotion agreements to land promoters, requiring the promoter to obtain planning permission before the land is sold on the open market.

Acting for two family trusts on the grant of a hybrid agreement over land to the north west of Cardiff, now allocated in the local plan for the development of 7000 homes. We also concluded a landowners' agreement with a third landowner whose land forms part of the proposed development.

Acting for a consortium of 13 landowners in relation to the creation of Sherford new community in South Devon, comprising over 1,100 acres of land. We exchanged an option agreement in 2005, and the land was sold to a consortium of developers in 2014.

Advising Guildford Cathedral on the disposal of surplus land for residential development, with the intention of creating an endowment to secure the long term future of the Cathedral.

Advising one of the major UK racecourses in the proposed disposal of surplus areas of land for approximately 1500 units of residential accommodation. Critical to this was the requirement to balance competing demands of maximizing value and maintaining and enhancing the racecourse business. We also negotiated an access to the development over the adjoining railway.