Property & Development
Environmental certainty for deals, transactions and development projects.
The Challenge
Environmental risk can derail property transactions, delay developments and create unexpected liability. Whether you're buying, selling, developing or financing property, you need clear assessment of contamination risk, regulatory obligations and cost implications.
But environmental work is often slow, expensive and delivered in impenetrable technical language that doesn't help commercial decision-making.
How We Help
We provide environmental advice matched to property and development decision-making:
- Clear risk ratings aligned with transaction thresholds and deal terms
- Due diligence turnarounds matched to your settlement or financing timeframes
- Cost estimates for remediation, management or development conditions
- Strategic guidance on contaminated land pathway and regulatory approvals
- ESC planning and compliance for construction phase
Common Scenarios
Property Acquisitions & Transactions
You're buying commercial or industrial property and need environmental due diligence to support financing, negotiate terms or satisfy conditions precedent. Phase 1 or Phase 2 ESA gives you defensible assessment of contamination risk and liability.
We typically deliver: Phase 1 ESA for initial screening, Phase 2 ESA if contamination risk is identified or required by lenders.
Development & Redevelopment
You're developing or redeveloping property and need to understand contamination obligations, secure planning approvals and manage environmental constraints during construction.
We typically deliver: Due Diligence at acquisition, Contaminated Land Advisory through planning, ESC planning and monitoring during construction.
Property Disposals
You're selling and buyers or lenders are raising environmental concerns. You need defensible assessment to support marketing, respond to buyer due diligence or negotiate terms.
We typically deliver: Phase 1 ESA for marketing pack, technical review of buyer due diligence reports, advice on contract terms and warranties.
Contaminated Land Management
You've identified contamination requiring investigation, remediation or long-term management. You need strategic guidance on pathway to closure, cost and regulatory approvals.
We typically deliver: Contaminated Land Advisory covering investigation strategy, remediation options, regulatory pathway and cost estimation.
Services for Property & Development
Why Property Professionals Work With Us
- Commercial: We understand property economics and structure advice around deal thresholds
- Timely: Turnarounds matched to settlement, financing or approval deadlines
- Clear: Risk ratings and cost estimates you can table to lawyers, lenders and counterparties
- Strategic: We help you manage environmental risk pragmatically, not gold-plate
- Experienced: 20+ years across transactions, developments and contaminated land
Need environmental due diligence for a transaction?
We provide clear assessment of environmental risk so you can transact with confidence.