Housebuilding & residential development

Specialising in strategic development land and urban regeneration we help housebuilders, developers and landowners realise the commercial opportunities that urban, coastal and rural site development can offer.

With years of experience advising private and public sector housebuilder clients on some of the UK’s largest residential developments and regeneration projects, we’re able to leverage our considerable knowledge and strong relationships to secure commercial agreements and settle drafting more quickly and efficiently.

We offer the full range of services to support you from initial acquisition through to disposal of a site. Our specialist land acquisition lawyers work closely with other disciplines such as planning, construction, property litigation, corporate, banking and tax in order to bring you comprehensive but concise advice.

We also have lawyers specialising in employment law, health and safety and regulatory law who understand the particularities of the housebuilding sector and can provide you with specific advice as and when you require.

Our dedicated plot conveyancing team currently deal with over 600 plot sales per year for our housebuilder clients. They understand the need to work efficiently and will regularly liaise with your sales team to meet targets.

Our housebuilding experience

• Advising Wainhomes, CG Fry and Son, and Morrish Builders on development documentation with the Duchy of Cornwall for the consortium of developers that are undertaking the 4,000 home development of the Newquay Growth Area.
• Advising on Maiden Green development, a major development of 80 acres of land west of Truro - a mixed use scheme with a development value more than £200 million.
• Advising on the Forder Valley development site, a £160 million housing scheme which will deliver a total development area of 71.37 hectares, of which 38.67 hectares will be given to the North Plymouth Community Park, plus land for an education centre, a city farm and a major new link road.
• Acting for a number of companies within the Burrington Estates Group in connection with their acquisition of strategic residential development sites, Our work has included site acquisition, assisting with planning agreements and sectional agreements, development agreements for the provision of the affordable housing and open market housing sales.