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5 May 2010
Law Society Publishing
9781853287695
Hardback + CD-ROM
234 x 156 mm
288 pages
Property Development
A Practical Guide
Overview
Property Development offers a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the acquisition of land for development. It also provides a detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the different structures that may be used to facilitate development work.
The author draws on his considerable experience to highlight issues and offer practical solutions to potential pitfalls. This thorough and practical book:
- provides a guide to the acquisition of land for development
- identifies key issues with different types of development documents
- considers the issues from a developer's and a landowner's point of view
- includes a substantial selection of model clauses, checklists and precedents which are reproduced on an accompanying free CD-ROM for swift customisation.
Property Development will prove invaluable to all professionals involved in development work.
Contents
Part I - Site Acquisition:
1. Preliminary investigations;
2. Investigating title: adverse matters;
3. Access;
4. Drainage and other services;
5. Planning;
6. Contaminated land issues;
7. Miscellaneous issues;
8. Obtaining vacant possession;
Part II - Transaction Structures;
9. Conditional contracts;
10. Option agreements;
11. Pre-emption agreements;
12. Overage agreements;
13. Land promotion agreements;
14. Collaboration agreements;
Appendix.
About the Author
Gavin Le Chat is a partner at Howes Percival where he specialises in property development, acting for developers as well as landowners. He has over 26 years' experience and a detailed understanding of development work. Gavin regularly advises in relation to site acquisitions, contracts conditional on planning, options to purchase, overage agreements, planning agreements, joint venture and collaboration agreements. He is a regular speaker at seminars.