Development Land

Our Development Land team advise clients throughout the country on all aspects of the development process. We currently manage over 4500 acres of land under option or promotion agreements for clients, comprising about 200 individual deals, so we have in-depth knowledge of the development industry and can advise on residential, commercial and mixed use schemes. The team advises clients in the following key areas:

Option agreements

Promotion agreements

Hybrid deals

Conditional contracts

Joint ventures

Site identification

Land assembly

Affordable housing

Rural exception sites

Commercial development

Roadside and retail/mixed use

Sales of consented sites

Negotiation of planning agreements (s.106 etc)

Biodiversity Net Gain

Development valuation and consultancy

Overage and ‘ransom’ negotiation

Option, Promotion Agreement or Hybrid?

With over 200 option and promotion deals done within the last few years, and a further 4000+ acres in negotiation our team is well placed to negotiate the best deal. We can advise clients on the advantages and disadvantages of each type of deal for the site, to achieve the client’s objectives. We have a comprehensive database of national, regional and local housebuilders, commercial developers and promoters and are in regular contact with them so we can tailor any opportunity to the developers or promoters most suited to the client and the scheme.

Please contact our team for a no-obligation, in confidence discussion about your land. Our team members and their contact details are at the bottom of the page

It’s all in the detail

We understand rural property and businesses, it’s our passion and we strive to support farmers and land owners to achieve their land and property goals.

If you are looking for advice on development land, please get in touch with a member of the team.

Exceptional service, complete peace of mind.

Excellent service from Howkins from start to finish. Julian was fantastic from the outset, always available to help with any questions or concerns I had. He went above and beyond dealing with my sale and purchase! Without him, I don’t know what I would have done! Definately recommend for any house sale or purchase.

Alexandra Wilson

Rachel and the team at Howkins ensured that communications between all parties remained open and effective. They assisted all clients to meet their desired deadlines and facilitied all requests to ensure a speedy exchange.

James Sharp

Howkins & Harrison provide an excellent service. We let our properties with them and Felicity Smith who works there has gone above and beyond in helping us source materials, services and completing inventory’s for us. Nothing is too much trouble. We highly recommended their services to everyone.

Lorna Pountney

Can't praise Howkins & Harrison Lutterworth team enough, especially Deborah, Ali and Beth. We have been through a rough patch as our initial sale fell through, but the whole team didn't give up and we made sale in the end. Deborah was a star chasing all the chain, kept our sellers in the loop as well; so they waited for a second time around on our sale. It was a delight working with them. Beth helped us with initial set-up and been there throughout , and Ali was so flexible arranging all viewings. Whole team kept us up to date with all progress. We would certainly recommend them, and we are so glad we chose to work with them on our sale.

Burcu Otluoglu

These are by far the best letting agents I have ever dealt with. Nothing is a problem and communication is excellent. I’ve been dealing with Nikki Douglas from the Atherstone branch and I can’t recommend their services enough.