Melanie worked as an associate in the commercial property departments of two of the largest Aberdeen firms for many years. She joined the firm in 2010.
Areas of Expertise
Melanie has many years of experience of acting for a large range of housing developers, undertaking work such as:
The acquisition of sites, many complex and high value and the disposal of parts of sites to other developers.
Drafting Deeds of Conditions and related sales documentation.
Interfacing between the developer client & a team of paralegals to ensure an efficient & cost effective sales process as possible.
Melanie also has many years of experience in acting for the North East’s largest Housing Association and before that acted for a large number of Housing Associations whilst she worked in Glasgow.
In addition, she is highly experienced in a broad range of commercial property work, including:
Secured Lending
Leasing
Typical Work
Putting in place a complex Deed of Conditions for a multi-million pounds housing development and dealing with land and contract issues arising out of the on-going contract with the Seller.
Negotiation of Missives for a new leisure facility in the Highland region.
Providing support on an on-going basis to Developer clients to ensure their development of previously acquired sites runs smoothly.
