Tom Fraser
Director, Development Services
Savills

 

Tom is a Chartered Surveyor working in the Development Department specialising in mainly residential agency with a focus on strategic land.  He works predominantly for landowners advising on all aspects of strategic land from Promotion, Option and Hybrid Agreements through to the sale of land with planning permission.
 

Tom Whybrow
Tax Director
KPMG

 

Tom is a director in KPMG’s Private Client team with over 15 years of experience advising entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals on their tax affairs.  He works exclusively with privately owned businesses and their owners, advising on all tax matters, including the acquisition and disposal of businesses, property structures and inheritance tax.  Tom advises on a range of land and property transactions and in particular has significant experience in dealing with the tax issues associated with land pooling. Tom understands the complex nature of transactional work and is passionate about providing private individuals, companies and trusts with proactive commercial advice in relation to the tax and wealth management issues they face.
 

Clare Sivill
Senior Associate
Maples Teesdale

 

Clare is a senior associate in the commercial real estate team with experience in non-contentious commercial property work including acquisitions and disposals, lettings acting for both landlords and tenants, property development advising developers, landowners and occupiers as well as property management work. Clare also advises on strategic land projects.

John Bosworth
Planning Partner 
Maples Teesdale
 

John is Head of Planning at Maples Teesdale and has extensive experience working in both the private and public sectors. He has advised land owners, local authorities, statutory undertakers, developers, investors, regeneration agencies and housing associations on a wide range of legal issues associated with development as well as regeneration and strategic land projects. He has advised in respect of urban extensions in South Gloucestershire, Exeter, Sittingbourne and Truro.  He also acted in respect of the Cranbrook new town in Devon. John advises on all aspects of town and country planning, judicial review, highways and drainage and compulsory purchase and compensation.

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Martin Smith
Partner and Head of Strategic Land
Maples Teesdale


 

Martin is Head of Strategic Land at Maples Teesdale with extensive experience in strategic land projects including collaboration, option, promotion and development agreements acting for landowners, promoters, and developers, residential, mixed use, and industrial/distribution development projects as well as commercial real estate acquisition, letting, management and disposals.