We provide a comprehensive range of professional development services
Agency
Our development agency team have a wealth of experience in advising on disposals, acquisitions, option and promotion agreements and conditional contracts.
We cover the residential, PRS, retirement, employment and retail sub-sectors. Last year we advised on in excess of 50 contracts and agreements meaning we were completing on approximately one per week.
We guide clients through the complexities surrounding all manner of agency matters in order to achieve their goals.
Commercial development agency
Our links and contacts within the landowning community married with our expertise and understanding of the commercial property sector places us in a strong position to advise on commercial development opportunities.
With a particular focus on employment land we are able to leverage our knowledge of the occupational and capital markets to advise landowners and developers on bringing forward sites for development.
Affordable housing
Our development team provide both consultancy and agency advice on affordable housing matters, including:
Sale of S.106 packages
Employer’s agent consultancy
Mix and revenue advice
Viability professional work Rural exception professional and agency advice
Bedfordshire
Site identified as having development potential through strategic land search Promotion agreement negotiated and planning achieved for 90 dwellings Subsequent disposal by competitive informal tender
Cheshire
25 acre consented site for 180 dwellings subject to Town & Village Green application which was ultimately defeated Disposal by competitive informal tender to PLC housebuilder for landmark value per acre
Worcestershire (Nunnery Park)
Mixed use employment, trade and roadside development site Pre-development consultancy providing occupational and investment advice
Undertook sales and leasing on partly design & build basis with balance disposed post speculative development
Yorkshire (iPort Doncaster)
Acted for landowner with land located in a strategic position close to road and rail infrastructure Negotiated and agreed terms for disposal of the land to major industrial/warehouse developer Site being delivered as one of the UK’s major inland ports with units delivered for key occupiers including Amazon and Lidl
Affordable housing
Offers invited from registered providers at early stage to inform land purchase offer Re-tendered to shortlist with approved mix details for price maximisation and certainty Negotiated heads of terms with successful off-the-shelf disposal
For more information on our services, or any of the featured case studies, please contact us.
A list of key contacts is provided overleaf.
In an increasingly complex environment and everchanging market, we have the necessary expertise to address any development issues you are dealing with.
Staffordshire
Advised multiple landowners on the promotion of a sustainable urban extension for 750 dwellings
Advice on collaboration, equalisation and valuation
Building surveying
Providing tailored solutions to meet our clients’ requirements, we offer expertise in:
Acquisitions and due diligence
Design and build Party wall advice Project management Construction cost management and advice
Employer’s agent
Consultancy Planning
Further advice in relation to parcels containing retail and care uses Valuations
We have a team of dedicated RICS registered valuers. The team liaise closely with our agency teams in order to provide comprehensive valuation advice on all types of commercial, residential and mixed use development properties for a range of purposes including:
RICS Red Book valuation
Mergers and acquisitions Financial statements
Secured lending Tax including inheritance and capital gains
Charities Act compliance
RICS Red Book valuation advice to a panel of house builders Sites valued with gross development value in excess of £125 million in the last calendar year
Staffordshire
Employer’s agent and planning consultant for the conversion of a Grade II listed farmhouse and outbuildings
Delivery of 10 one and two bed apartments and 4 new build dwellings for let Two additional units delivered for increased income to client
Our team of experienced development planners offer advice on:
Site appraisals and feasibility advice
Commercial and mixed use developments
Local plan preparation and examination
Pre-application submissions Planning applications Planning appeals
Viability work Project management
Lincolnshire
Advised clients in relation to proposals for a designer outlet centre
Prepared planning application including planning statement and environmental statement
Developed positive relationships with the local planning authority and ultimately secured planning permission locally
Your key contacts and where to find us:
Ben Marshalsay
Head of Development
07771 974322
ben.marshalsay@fishergerman.co.uk
Amy Bowden
Development
07880 190978
amy.bowden@fishergerman.co.uk
Charles Barton
Development
01530 446074
charles.barton@fishergerman.co.uk
Rob Champion
Development
07530 259915
rob.champion@fishergerman.co.uk
Theo Shepherd-Smith
Development
01785 275395
theo.shepherd-smith@fishergerman.co.uk
Alex Morrison
Development
01636 642503
alex.morrison@fishergerman.co.uk
Liberty Stones
Head of Planning
07918 628991
liberty.stones@fishergerman.co.uk
Luke Brafield
Development
07468 860081
luke.brafield@fishergerman.co.uk
Matthew Handford
Development
07468 860086
matthew.handford@fishergerman.co.uk
Alex Loumidis
Development
01530 442929
alex.loumidis@fishergerman.co.uk
Tom Pike
Development
01905 728440
tom.pike@fishergerman.co.uk
Sophie Greco
Development
01295 271555
sophie.greco@fishergerman.co.uk
Matthew Barker
Development
01905 459433
matthew.barker@fishergerman.co.uk
Angela Smedley
Planning
07918 652897
angela.smedley@fishergerman.co.uk