Bruton Knowles and O'Rourke Reid host commercial property seminar
Practical hands-on advice will be available for property professionals at a forthcoming commercial property seminar being hosted by leading property consultants Bruton Knowles and leading provider of legal services O’Rourke Reid.

The free seminar entitled ‘Development – Going beyond the traditional boundaries’ is being held at the Golden Lion Hotel, Northallerton on Thursday 11th October.

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Aimed at anyone involved in the commercial property sector including land owners, planning consultants, architects and accountants, the seminar will cover a wide range of topics relating to the commercial property sector. The two hour seminar, which starts at 4pm, will include three speakers with time set aside at the end for a question and answer session.

The broad range of topics being discussed will give delegates a strategic overview of the key issues being faced by property professionals in today’s market. Speakers from both Bruton Knowles and O’Rourke Reid will draw on their extensive experience in the commercial property sector to offer practical and useful advice for managing property portfolios.

The topics being addressed include:

  • How to select the right development vehicle. Whether a small or large development, how to structure a development project to balance the interests of all involved.
  • How to maximise value from disposals. Using practical examples, what are the best techniques and approaches to ensure best value from a disposal?
  • Protecting your future interests. Looking at the different types of overage agreements and securities appropriate to short and long term development land.

Philip Boothroyd, head of the Northallerton office of Bruton Knowles and one of the speakers at the seminar comments: “This is an important seminar for anyone involved in property asset management and will bring together experts from two leading legal and property consultancies. We are anticipating high levels of interest for this event which we hope will help commercial businesses and professionals from across the region to make informed property decisions in today’s more challenging market.”

For further details and to book a place, please contact Pippa Gardner on 01609 785715 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it