Wildwoodland case studies.

Case study 1. Land sale

Parties:

Landowner in Hampshire
One of the UK’s leading home builders

Deal:

27 acres of land

Our role:

Negotiated and agreed the terms of the Option Agreement with the home-builder

Outcome:

£7.2m net receipt to, our client the landowner

Case study 4. Promotion agreement

Parties:

Landowner in Southampton, Hampshire
Mid-size commercial development company

Deal:

40 acres of land

Our role:

Negotiated Promotion agreement with minimum £20m land price

Outcome:

Planning application refused by local authority and government planning inspector. Next steps currently being discussed

Case study 7. Transfer of management

Parties:

Management company for six luxury apartments in Hampshire

Deal:

Seek interested parties to take over the management company

Our role:

• Worked closely with solicitors

• Prepared documents for incoming and outgoing shareholders and directors

Outcome:

Successefully appointed party to take over the managemement of the six luxury apartments

Case study 2. Land sale

Parties:

Landowner in Hampshire
One of the UK’s leading home builders

Deal:

45.5 acres of land

Our role:

Negotiated and agreed the terms of the Option Agreement with the home-builder

Outcome:

Minimum land price of £11.5m to our client, the landowner, once option is exercised

Case study 5. Family estate planning

Parties:

Private client; solicitors; accountants; valuation team

Deal:

Family estate planning; transfer of six residential properties

Our role:

Obtaining formal valuation; create Land Registry compliant plans; plot route of services to all properties; document full extent of boundaries

Outcome:

Trust created; CGT liability reduced; authorisation from bank and developers for relevant properties

Case study 8. Rectification

Parties:

Private client/landowner

Deal :

Rectify a potential ‘ransom strip’ of road verges which would significantly reduce the development value of our client’s land

Our role:

• Worked closely with client’s solicitors

• Instructed legal counsel

• Attended conference with legal counsel in chambers

• Reviewed counsel’s opinion

Outcome:

Successful application for rectification with Land Registry

Case study 3. Option agreement

Parties:

Landowner in Hampshire
Niche residential development company

Deal:

97 acres of land

Our role:

Negotiated and agreed the terms of the Option Agreement with developer

Outcome:

Developer currently promoting the land through the Local Plan, and awaiting planning allocation. Minimum land price of £27m to our client, the landowner once option is exercised

Case study 6. Promotion agreement

Parties:

Hampshire business village/office park

Deal :

Promote the land surrounding the business village to the local authority

Our role:

• Negotiated terms for the new leases

• Promoted and marketed offices to prospective tenants

• Project managed multiple refurbishments of the office spaces

• Worked with architects, planners and the local authority to secure planning permission

• Liaised with current tenants regarding Covid-19 and ensuring full rents are paid

Outcome:

Successfully obtained a planning allocation for expansion of the office park, and progressed the expansion project