Services
With 20 years experience in the Scottish land, development and investment market, the team at SLD are well known, well connected and well trusted.
"We have worked with Will since our inception and he has been instrumental in the success of our projects including McDonald Road; working with us from site acquisition through to obtaining a favourable Section 75 agreement and Affordable Housing contribution. Will has an excellent knowledge of the Edinburgh property market and has his finger on the pulse within the current market. We look forward to continuing our successful relationship going forward.”
Darryl Teague, Glencairn Properties
"Will was very professional and did a fantastic job in completing the sale. We definitely recommend Scarlett Land and Development and will use them again in the future.” (2018)
David Stevenson, Senior Manager – FRP Advisory LLP
"We have worked with Will since the year 2000. He has been energetic, diligent and knowledgeable in delivering advice to us on the residential market in Edinburgh and ultimately successful in the disposal of a residential site and, later on, a mixed use investment capable of redevelopment/refurbishment. He has doggedly stuck with us through a difficult but successful planning application on one scheme and, when required, moved swiftly in achieving purchase offers on another investment."
David Royce, Partner – London & Oriental
“Will has an in depth knowledge of the land and property market. Fully focused and committed, with an excellent network of contacts and enviable track record, he takes the time to fully understand our requirements and using his experience and expertise identify opportunities both on market and off market which fit our business objectives.”
Craig Ormond, Director – Mactaggart & Mickel Homes Ltd
“We have worked with Will for over 10 years and have completed a number of deals with him. Will has an excellent understanding and feel for the Edinburgh development market and understands the value of connecting the right parties and joining the dots. He is willing to put in the leg work required to make deals happen and most importantly he can also be relied upon for discretion.”
Dan Teague, Director – S1 Developments
“The sale of our surplus west wing of the former Bisset’s Hotel in Gullane was handled by Scarlett Land and Development in the manner we had hoped and expected – effectively and without drama, resulting in a solid clean sale. We would have no hesitation in recommending the company for future work.”
Peter McCormick, Director – Randolph Hill Nursing Homes (Scotland) Ltd
“Will Scarlett worked with us to identify and acquire this prime site on an unconditional basis. Will understood the brief and worked diligently and professionally towards a successful outcome.” (2018)
Martyn Harrison, Director, S. Harrison Developments
“We have worked with Will for many years and continue to work closely with him at Scarlett Land and Development in acquiring prime development opportunities. His ability to originate, secure and deliver opportunities in such a congested market place is rare and testament to his success. We value his experience, approach and discretion and wish him all the best in his new venture.”
Simon Cook, Director – Square and Crescent
“Scarlett Land and Development provided an exceptional level of client service and market insight to enable us to acquire these adjoining sites.”
Stuart Black, Development Director – Summix Capital Limited
“We have known Will for a long time and value his local knowledge and strong connections in the Scottish market.”
James Bradbury, Senior Development Manager – Telereal Trillium
“In our dealings with Will Scarlett we have found him and his team to be pro-active, knowledgeable in their field and highly professional.” (2017)
Stephen Wicks, Director, TH Real Estate
“We have worked with Will over recent years and approached Scarlett Land and Development most recently to assist with our property strategy. We value market information, a low profile approach and trusted advisors and have found that Scarlett Land and Development meet this criteria. We look forward to working with them again.”
Jane Johnston, Director of Estate Development – The University of Edinburgh
“UNITE Students have worked with Will for over 10 years in the Scottish market for both sale and acquisition of development particularly in Edinburgh. We trust his judgement and value his exceptional market intelligence.”
Nick Hayes, Property Director – UNITE Students
Our clients
We work with a wide range of clients from small to large; whilst many of those listed are better known national clients (residential, student and commercial developers as well as Institutional clients), a high proportion of our work is with private land owners and small to medium sized local clients
