DEVELOPMENT
Our highly acclaimed team of lawyers have considerable experience in meeting all the development needs of both private and public sector organisations.
Competition for sites, access to funding, changing legislation, achieving planning consent, rights to light issues, community infrastructure levy and ever-increasing environmental consideration are just a few of the challenges facing developers in today’s real estate market.
Whether your development is mixed use, commercial, residential or a major town or city regeneration project, our team of real estate specialists can help you navigate the entire development cycle from initial site acquisition right through to disposal.
OUR SERVICES
What we can advise on
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Acquisition of suitable office premises
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Disposal of office premises to investors
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Clawback and overage
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Negotiating and drafting commercial leases and subleases to office users
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Rent reviews and lease renewals
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Lease termination, surrender and break notices
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Enforcing tenant's covenant to repair
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Dilapidation litigation
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Estate rationalisation advice to maximise financial returns
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Financing the acquisition through investment vehicles
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Joint venture partnerships
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Drafting and negotiating licences / leases for occupation in serviced offices
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Acquisition of suitable premises for office use
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Termination of licences and leases
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Repair covenants and dilapidations
HOW WE ADD VALUE
We recognise the importance of understanding what is essential to your business and how you operate so that we can deliver bespoke property legal services to achieve your objectives. Our team comprises of development experts who possess a wealth of experience in representing developers, ensuring that we can offer practical advice and innovative solutions tailored to your unique needs.
We will ensure you receive:
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Market leading real estate practice with public sector awareness and senior level experience.
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Support for your advisory and management teams.
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Effective client management linking to external audit, governance and oversight requirements.
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A specialist ESG group.
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Expertise in net carbon zero transitioning, green leases, and the use and opportunities created by new technologies.
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An effective approach to risk management with an appropriate sense of humour.
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Effective knowledge transfer and training.
Our lawyers have advised on some of the largest and most complex real estate developments in the country. Our experience covers the entire spectrum of development issues including securing land and planning permission for the multi-million pound development of mixed-use infrastructure. In addition, we have advised on numerous construction law, environmental law and planning law issues relating to large developments.
The firm has a proven track record of delivering commercial real estate services according to the unique needs of our clients' organisations.
KEY CONTACTS
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RESULTS FOR CLIENTS
Secured multiple sites through negotiation and compulsory purchase orders for the purpose of multi-million-pound developments.
Drafted and negotiated complex Section 106 agreements and Community Infrastructure Levies for multi-million pound developments.
Secured planning permission for the construction of various mixed use developments comprising housing, shopping centres, transport infrastructure and amenities.
Securing planning and environmental consents for housing development projects, including contesting a highly contentious water infrastructure obligation imposed on a national developer.
Advising UCLan on their development of a new 45,000sqft veterinary school at their main campus.
Advising The Royal Parks on the different elements of the City of Westminster’s ‘Streetscape’ development project.
Advising Surrey County Council on the £500million development of Shepperton Studios, which would make it the second largest film studio in the world.
TESTIMONIALS
"The service we receive from DJB is first class. Their lawyers are excellent, with detailed knowledge of their areas of expertise. Our timescales, which are often demanding, are met without exception. DJB also provide regular updates on our cases - this is important and ensures that we know the current position on each one. Put simply, DJB are my first choice when I need to instruct external solicitors."
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