Selling Land to Developers - Top Tips When Acting for the Seller

Introduction

A developer is, by definition, a professional buyer of land, so your seller client is at a disadvantage from the start. It is your job, as the seller’s lawyer, to level the playing field.

This webinar will tell you what you need to know in order to put your clients in the best possible position when selling to developers, and is relevant to all types of transactions from sale of part of a back garden to sale of many acres of farmland.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Conditional contracts versus options versus promotion agreements - which is best for the seller?
• Exercising options - whole or part?
• S106 planning obligations
• Community Infrastructure Levy issues
• Exceptions and reservations - benefitting your client
• Future protection for the seller - restrictive covenants and easements

This webinar was recorded on 9th July 2019