development

Knights work hard to make your development project run as smoothly as possible fro your site acquisition to plot sales and multi-lettings

experts in real estate development law

Development opportunities can arise at any time. They can also get snapped up by others. As one of the busiest development teams in the region, we make it our business to put our clients in a position where they can make informed decisions, quickly and decisively, whatever the size of the development. We offer a seamless service to our clients from start to finish.

about the knights development team

We work closely with clients' own teams, and with our colleagues in Knights' other specialist units, including Construction and Planning. This ensures that all angles are covered, from the tendering process and the negotiation of development contracts through to the completion of professional appointments, construction contracts and warranties. In addition, our Taxation Team has valuable experience you can draw on regarding taxation, including Stamp Duty Land Tax, VAT and Capital Allowances implications.

The Team's day to day involvement covers the full spectrum of development transactions from large high profile regeneration projects to smaller infill developments. We have commercial experts dealing with mixed use developments, office, distribution and leisure developments, whilst our residential development experts deal with complex site assemblies, infill developments and site turns.

We also act for individuals approached by developers to sell land who rely on our experience and expertise to guide them through an unfamiliar and, at times, frustrating process.

how knights solicitors can help you

areas of involvement:
  • Site acquisition - Options, conditional contracts, pre lettings, planning, highways and environmental issues, funding and finance, tender applications, site assembly, forward sales, development vehicles, professional appointments, construction contracts and warranties
  • Post acquisition, set up and disposals - Land Registry approval of documents and plans, management company structures and arrangements, plot sales and multi-lettings
  • Site disposal - Contracts, clawback and overage, and options
  • Miscellaneous - Taxation - SDLT, VAT, capital allowances, party wall agreements, easements and rights of light, and compulsory purchase

in good company

When we work for you, you become part of our team and we become part of yours. This philosophy has seen us through centuries of successful partnerships.

get in touch - we are based in newcastle-under-lyme, staffordshire, cheltenham, gloucestershire and alderley edge, cheshire

To find out more about what we can do for you please contact:

Richard Lashmore - Partner

t 01782 619225
e richard.lashmore@knightsllp.co.uk
Knights solicitors llp The Brampton
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 0QW
T 01782 619225
F 01782 620410
W knightsllp.co.uk