Developers
Whether it’s a retail, residential, office or mixed use development, and regardless of where you are in the world in embarking on your UK development venture, we’ll guide you with advice and innovative solutions at every stage, from initial site assembly, planning and, where required, compulsory purchase, through to construction, pre-letting and funding.
Regardless of scale, understanding the intricacies of your development venture, identifying the commercial objectives and working closely with the broader development advisory team will ensure the successful outcome you are looking for in your development project.
Our expert team will also guide and help you become and remain compliant with the latest legislation and policies, including the Building Safety Act, working through the requirements to ensure adherence and minimise the risk of enforcement.
Recommended reading
Why have SME housebuilders gone from building 40% of Britain’s homes to just 10–12%? In Show House, Real Estate Partner, Aleem Khan explores the financing and planning barriers holding smaller developers back and what needs to change.
Read more 5 min read 15 Oct 2025 Home buying and selling consultation: Reform or just a HIP replacement?Is the Government’s latest plan to reform home buying a real fix or just a digital twist on the old HIPs? Residential Property Partners, Saskia Arthur and Edward Allan, and Senior Associate, Kate Symons, explore how the proposed “Home Buying and Selling Reform” could reshape (or repeat) history.
Read more 4 min read 31 Jul 2025 Chancel repair liability ancient, unusual, obscure and onerous…Some landowners may still be liable for repairing the chancel of a parish church, a historic legal obligation dating back to the feudal system. In this article, Partner, Saskia Arthur and Senior Associate, Kate Symons look at the Law Commission’s consultation on reforms to the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA), which seeks to clarify how chancel repair liability should be recorded and enforced, not to abolish it, but to ensure the relevant provisions of the LRA operate as originally intended.
Read more 9 min read 10 Jul 2025 The Renters’ Rights Bill: Key implications for residential landlords and tenantsThe Renters’ Rights Bill 2024, which is likely to gain Royal Assent by September 2025 for implementation by early 2026, will have a significant impact on the current assured shorthold tenancy regime for both landlords and tenants. There will be a transitional period to allow landlords and tenants to familiarise themselves with the new legal framework, however once in effect, the changes will apply retrospectively, governing both existing assured shorthold tenancies and new tenancies.
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