Graham Banks
Graham is the head of the Derby office and heads up the Derby Property team. His particular specialism is commercial and residential development acting on behalf of Developer, Landowner and Occupier. Graham’s experience extends to strategic land and short-term development land, with deal size varying from anything from small single-use developments to sites comprising 3000 units. He is known for his good, sound practical advice on how to get from A to B. Graham spends the majority of his time dealing with residential development sites comprising conditional contracts, option agreements, promotion agreements, collaboration agreements and all manner of infrastructure and planning documents. He also undertakes similar work in the commercial sector but including forward funding and investment agreements, joint ventures and project management structures. Clients enjoy discussing ideas with Graham to reach a practical commercial solution. · Geldards LLP
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Head of Geldards LLP's Derby office and leader of the Derby Property team, Graham specialises in commercial and residential development acting for developers, landowners and occupiers. He handles matters across strategic and short‑term development land—including conditional contracts, option, promotion and collaboration agreements, infrastructure and planning documents—and advises on forward funding, investment agreements, joint ventures and project management structures for developments up to 3,000 units; he is known for providing practical, commercial advice.