Housebuilding & Strategic Land
Developing new homes nationally
Housebuilding & strategic land lawyers
We have a long history of work in this sector and act for some of the biggest private house builders in the country. We are proud of our reputation as one of the pre-eminent law firms for residential development in the Midlands and beyond. Our experienced residential development lawyers can advise you on a wide range of transactions, from small residential development sites to major strategic land acquisition and promotion. We have the expertise to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
We can advise on strategic land, joint ventures, acquisition and development of residential estates, together with Housing Association disposals, residential property portfolio management, site assembly, funding, and planning and infrastructure agreements. We continue to help a wide variety of residential developers across the UK.
About our expertise
- We regularly assist national house builders, registered providers and landowners with high value projects
- Our nationally renowned real wstate team has the resource to be there when you need them
- You can trust our lawyers to be commercially-minded and results-focused, and to help you to keep costs down
- We are based in offices all around the country, so we will have knowledge of your local area
Our team includes a large number of residential development specialists to deal with all aspects of your needs, with support from knowledgeable teams of lawyers covering environmental law, construction, planning, litigation and property tax. Whatever your project, you can talk to us with confidence that we have the expertise to find you the right solution. Call our residential development team now to find out how we can help you.
Our other services include:
- Asset management & investment
- Biodiversity net gain
- Clean energy, waste & sustainability
- Commercial development
- Estate management
- Heat networks
- New Build & Social Housing Plot Sales
- Nutrient neutrality and water neutrality
- Occupiers
- Property disputes
- Public sector property
- Real estate finance
- Regeneration
- Social housing
Key contacts
Patrick Adie
National Head of Housebuilding & Strategic Land
James Hart
Regional Lead for Real Estate in the Midlands – Partner in the Housebuilding & Strategic Land Team
- Advising Bellway Homes Limited in relation to the ground-breaking partnering arrangement with Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, InPartnership Limited and Whitefriars Housing Group for carrying out the major 15 year, £1.8 billion regeneration of Council estates in North Solihull
- Acting for Milton Keynes Development Partnership in a wide range of residential and commercial development schemes. These were secured by way of development agreement and building lease within the borough of Milton Keynes. Schemes included education and health sites, residential developments, industrial schemes and town-centre mixed use developments
- Acting for a consortium of national house builders in the purchase of land for 1100 houses from a consortium of 10 landowners subject to deferred payments and a number of overages
Acting for two land promoters in a series of promotion agreements to facilitate the creation of a Sustainable Urban Extension (“SUE”) for circa 6000 houses with ancillary schools, community facilities and commercial uses - Acting for a national residential developer in relation to the assembly of a development site in Cheshire, involving complicated timing issues and overage provisions
- Acting for a developer on a conditional back-to-back purchase and sale of land. The sale was to a housing association at golden brick, with a linked JCT and a land-and-build price of £9 million. This is a transaction structure that Patrick has utilised many times, on behalf of landowners, developers and housing associations
- Advising a major London local authority in connection with the development and sales of new build properties and regeneration projects at three new housing developments
- Acting for Blueprint Limited Partnership in relation to the disposal of 160 new build plots at its residential regeneration and eco-development in Nottingham – including the grant funding agreement with the Homes and Communities Agency
Client testimonials
"James Hart has always been able to gain a quick understanding of our requirements and his thorough manner and good communication skills have meant...
Client testimonial, Regional Land Director
National Housebuilder
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"We have used Patrick as our main legal provider on a wide range of commercial property transactions for several years - mostly for residential dev...
Anne Howarth, Bellway Homes
"I have instructed Freeths for over 20 years… the service I have received has always been of the highest standard."
Client testimonial, Regional Managing Director
National Housebuilder
Meet our team
Patrick Adie
National Head of Housebuilding & Strategic Land
James Hart
Regional Lead for Real Estate in the Midlands – Partner in the Housebuilding & Strategic Land Team
Emma Medina-Wallace
Director
Maxine Chenoweth
Managing Associate
Frances McKinnon
Managing Associate
Polly Wisner
Managing Associate, Knowledge Management Lawyer
Elizabeth Wildhaber
Senior Associate
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