BC Real Estate Development Practice Manual

This book is essential for: Every lawyer acting for or against a developer or municipality.

To service your developer and municipal clients, you need a strong command of the legal principles and an understanding of the real estate development process. Learn about land acquisition, the structure of the developer and joint ventures, conducting appropriate searches and investigations, how land use is regulated and development rights obtained, controls on site development, charges for offsite development costs, and subdivision regulation. One entire chapter is devoted to the unique planning and regulatory environment in the City of Vancouver. Also included are chapters on construction contracts, obtaining development finance from institutional lenders, and requirements for marketing of subdivided land.
Subscriptions include online access with search capability and links to the full text of case law and legislation, forms and precedents on CD-ROM, and regular updates.

Highlights of the 2009 update

• phased development agreements
• suspicious transactions reporting requirements for developers
• waiver or reduction of development cost charges for “eligible developments”
• energy and water conservation and greenhouse gas reduction conditions in development permits
• managing development cost charges for employee housing in resort regions
• case law on “bylaw freeze” protection where subdivision application made
• priority standstill agreements in cases of second mortgages
• leasehold strata plan pros and cons
• tripartite agreements where financing construction on leasehold lands
• and much more

Chapters

• The Developer's Perspective
• Acquiring the Land
• Structure of the Developer and Joint Ventures
• Searches and Investigations
• Development Rights
• Site Development Control
• Development Cost Charges
• Subdivision Regulation
• City of Vancouver
• Construction Contracts
• Development Finance
• Development Marketing

Forms and Precedents
I. Acquiring the Land
II. Structure of the Developer and Joint Ventures
III. Searches and Investigations
IV. Development Rights
V. Site Development Control
VI. Development Cost Charges and Offsite Servicing Requirements
VII. Subdivision
VIII. Development Finance
IX. Development Marketing

Features

• complete set of forms and precedents
• regular updates
• tables of cases, statutes and references
• comprehensive index
• convenient looseleaf format with tab indexing
• online access to electronic version with hyperlinks to primary law