David has extensive experience of assisting clients in the buying and selling of commercial property and land development projects, including:
- Acquisition and sale of freehold commercial premises
- Option Agreements
- Promotion Agreements
- Development work
- Property Finance
- Compulsory Purchase
- Easements
- Overage
David has acted for landowner and developer on a wide range development matters, from option agreements and conditional contracts to finance and overage. He engages with clients and other professionals to move quickly resolve issues and allow the project to move forward. Having worked for both owner and developer he has gained insight into their drivers that shape a transaction and use that knowledge to quickly identify redlines and compromises.
David has worked for landowner and acquiring authorities in respect of land that is subject to compulsory purchase across Cambridgeshire, including:
- Cambridge Guided Busway.
- A1 improvements.
- Ely Bypass
- A14.
Notable Buying and selling commercial property cases
Acting for a family consortium on the sale of land for residential development valued at £3.75 million that involved overage
Acted for a landowner on a promotion agreement over 6.83 acres of agricultural land
Acted for regional and national developers on the acquisition and financing of residential development sites with gross development values of £42 million
Acted on an intergroup transfer of a property portfolio with a value on excess of £30 million for a major property developer
This involved drafting transfers, dealing with title issues, pre-completion and post completion matters
