LG. Lawyers - Development & Regeneration

Development & Regeneration

Our team understands and has in-depth knowledge and experience of all the issues involved in the process of developing and regenerating real estate.

Acting for a wide range of developers, funders, and local authorities, we offer a comprehensive real estate development and regeneration service. This includes site assembly (with or without compulsory purchase) including obtaining vacant possession, managing the planning process to secure the necessary planning permission, structuring and negotiating tax-efficient development and financing arrangements, negotiating construction contracts, professionals' appointments and all necessary infrastructure and neighbour agreements and dealing with the lettings and sale of the development.

Our broad experience in acting for developers, institutions and local and other authorities enables us to deliver innovative, commercially sound solutions to complex specifications quickly and efficiently.

Our team is experienced in handling different types of collaborative and co-ownership structures, such as equity sharing leases, contractual joint ventures, joint venture companies, limited partnerships and offshore property vehicles as well as more traditional funding arrangements.

One of the most flexible structures for sharing risk and increasing value is a joint venture. The ability to pool the land holdings, expertise and financial capability of a number of parties can produce an end product beneficial to each party. There is no mould for a joint venture - each one is unique and other structures may be more tax efficient or deliver better liquidity. We can advise on which structure would best suit the individual project.

Our lawyers frequently negotiate collaborative and co ownership structures on behalf of our clients. We know what issues are important to our client and how they differ from the issues for other parties involved, whether our client is a developer, a funding institution, a partner or other stakeholder (for example a land contributor) or a local authority.