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Derek Ching

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Derek Ching is a Consutant in Boyes Turner’s Development and House building team. Derek has over 30 years’ experience in handling a wide range of property, development and planning projects relating to sites across England and Wales.

He specialises in advising landowners, residential and commercial developers and funders on land development issues, including all aspects of site acquisitions and site assembly, secured lending to developers, environmental issues and planning law. He also has considerable experience of work for corporate occupiers and commercial property investors.

 

Derek's awards and recognitions

  • Band 1, Commercial property, group (Thames Valley) – Legal 500
  • Band 1, Real Estate up to £10 million, group (Thames Valley) – Chambers
  • Band 2 and 3 for Real Estate up to £10 million, individual (Thames Valley) – Chambers 500
  • Recommended Lawyer – Legal 500
  • Other Key Lawyer – Legal 500

Derek Ching's expertise

Development and house building

Development and housebuilding solicitors Specialist legal advice for developers and housebuilders, supporting projects from land acquisition through to delivery and...
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Property

Commercially-led legal advice for businesses, developers, investors and property owners across the full property lifecycle, from acquisition and development through...
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Property finance

Helping businesses, investors and developers secure and structure property finance with commercially focused legal advice.
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Plot sales

We advise on plot sales, helping developers and landowners complete transactions efficiently and with confidence.
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Planning and infrastructure

Supporting complex development and regeneration projects with expert advice on planning, infrastructure agreements and regulatory matters.
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0118 952 7217

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Biodiversity net gain: are government policies at odds with housing targets?

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Landmark water pollution case hits water companies

The Supreme Court has decided (2nd July 2024) that the owner of a watercourse (rivers lakes and streams) is entitled to bring proceedings in nuisance and/or trespass against a statutory water company arising from them...
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Changes to time limits for enforcement of planning breaches

With effect from 25th April 2024, the time periods after which enforcement action cannot be taken in respect of certain types of development have been changed. Abolition of the four year rule Before that date,...
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Quantum (Barrowsfield) Ltd v Bell and others – when a restrictive covenant offers a substantial value to everyone but the developer

This Upper Tribunal case is a disappointment for developers and goes to reinforce that modification of restrictive covenants is not a mere formality that can be relied upon simply because planning permission has been granted...
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Briefing note: Management of new housing developments – its the detail that counts

When new homes are being sold, it is important to ensure that arrangements are put in place for management of common areas of the building or estate affected and that costs of that management work...
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Briefing note: Reasons why you should keep hold of your old deeds

A recent case in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) illustrates the continuing importance of retaining old deeds to properties. In this case Dunlop v Romanoff [2023] UKUT 200 (LC), the owner of a farm was...
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How far can you push changes to planning permission by using section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act?

The answer seems to be quite a lot – provided you do not depart from the description of the consented development contained within the planning permission. It is established law that you cannot use section...
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Developer defeats obsolete “one house only” restrictive covenant

A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has discharged a restrictive covenant over a development site in Ealing which prevented the erection on the land of anything other than one dwelling house. The...
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Government mulling over need for greater transparency over disclosure by agents of referral fees paid to them by conveyancers

National Trading Standards’ (NTS) estate and letting agency team, has revealed the NTS is to discuss with the Government whether stricter rules are needed to require estate agents to disclose receipt of referral fees from...
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The New Homes Quality Code – Further thoughts for Housebuilders – No. 2

In this note we look at some of the features of the Code and the issues to be faced by developers as a result. Who can benefit from the Code? The Code is intended to...
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