John specialises in residential development and provides a wide variety of advice across the whole spectrum of real estate matters relevant to house builders and landowners. He has acted for clients across Scotland including niche developers, and national house builders for over 25 years.

John is a member of the Property Law Committee and the Property Law Reform sub-committee at the Law Society of Scotland. He also has extensive experience in acting for consortia of landowners, providing independent legal advice to the landowners as a group and often provides real estate support to litigation colleagues.

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