Brian Buckingham
BSc (Hons ) MRICS
Contact details
brian.buckingham@beckland.co.uk
+44 7768 008667
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For 7 years Brian has acted for the landowner in monitoring the activities of the promoter, and latterly the developer. The site was sold to a joint venture consortium in early 2025.
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Brian is advising on a 3 acre brownfield site in the middle of Haverhill. It is an operational site and has the challenges of listed buildings that are adjacent to the High Street.
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Brian acts on behalf of freehold owners of strategic land on the edge of Basingstoke which has a planning application for around 3,500 houses. Brian advises on land values and maximising the landowner’s position.
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For 15 years Brian has been advising a landowner consortium on the promotion and sale of a large town extension in Norfolk. The first phase has been sold to Homes England.
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A private owner was served a Price Notice under an option agreement which was well below the expected value. Brian helped the owner achieve a price which was more than 10 times the original offer and also assisted with a negligence claim.
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Brian is advising private landowners on a development agreement for a major distribution shed development.
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Brian is advising on the disposal strategies for a major brownfield site in a historically sensitive Suffolk market town.
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Brian has advised a local authority landowner on the value of a ransom strip that fronted a significant development site on the edge of a large settlement in Surrey.
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Brian was instructed by a PI insurer on a claim of ‘manifest error’ against an Independent Expert Determination. The case was won both at the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
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Brian advises collaborating landowners on a site that is allocated for 3,500 units adjacent to a major city.
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Brian provides professional advice to a consortium of landowners where a set of promotion agreements were outdated and needed revision. The project will deliver 4,500 dwellings and a railway station.
Brian has over 35 years of property experience. 20 years were spent as a Partner and Head of Residential Development at Bidwells, where he led a team who were responsible for the sale or purchase of over £1Bn of residential development land.
Brian set up Beckland, a property consultancy company, in 2020, providing specialist advice, principally to landowners, on large and complex development projects. This includes advice on collaboration agreements, promotion/option/hybrid agreements, overages, land appraisals, viability appraisals, site assembly and all types of development agreements.
Key projects:
Our services
We are well positioned to identify client objectives and seek opportunities to add value throughout the development process.
Agency
Integrity, experience and sharp end market knowledge means that Beckland will get the best price for your land. Over the last 20 years the team has advised on over £500m of land transactions.
Strategic land
Over the last 20 years the team has advised on 30 projects that will each deliver over 1,000 houses. We understand the inter-generational nature of these large projects, and we understand the importance of trust in these long-term relationships.
Professional consultancy
Beckland advises on market appraisals, valuation disputes, promotion, option and hybrid agreements, joint ventures, and landowner collaboration agreements. We always look for alignment between parties in a thorough and robust manner.
Joint ventures and partnering
At Beckland we appreciate that finding the correct partner to promote or develop a landowner’s assets is essential.