Land and Property Development in Scotland

This is a practical guide to land and property development in Scotland. Anyone embarking on property development transactions needs to be aware of very difficult and dangerous issues involving options, property contracts, overage (top-up payments) and clawback (payment triggered by change of use etc.) and aspects of planning law.

Anyone embarking on property development transactions needs to be aware of the very difficult and dangerous issues involving options, property contracts, overage (top-up payments) and clawback (payment triggered by change of use etc.), plus many aspects of planning law.

Author Kenneth S. Gerber has responded to this need to navigate the daily questions relating to these subjects by producing the first overall resource to assist practitioners when acting for a buyer, seller, funder or tenant in a development transaction.

Land and Property Development in Scotlandis a practitioner's guide to the various aspects of property development, written for solicitors and surveyors.

The text deals with both commercial and residential property development, whether it be a new build or a redevelopment of an existing property, and addresses the main challenges that developers, purchasers, sellers and lenders will encounter, providing expert guidance through the concerns that can stop your transaction in its tracks.

The book provides all the answers under one roof, taking the reader through the development process from buying the site right through to practical completion.

• Written in plain English - making answers easily found and understood
• Equally useful for sellers, purchasers, developers and lenders
• Covers both commercial and residential property development; new builds and redevelopment of existing property
• Offers the practical expertise of author Kenneth S. Gerber, with decades of experience in the sector