Services
Our Real Estate team advises on the full lifecycle of development, regeneration and mixed-use projects across the UK. We act for developers, housing associations, local authorities, investors and landowners, providing clear, commercially focused support from site assembly and planning through to delivery, funding and long-term asset management. As experienced property development solicitors offering real estate development legal support, we help clients navigate the legal, commercial and regulatory considerations that shape successful development outcomes.
Our expertise spans complex site acquisitions, conditional contracts, option agreements, collaboration agreements, title reviews, planning risk, funding structures and disposal strategies. We work closely with colleagues across planning, construction, finance and governance to deliver integrated advice that supports viable, deliverable schemes.
Whether advising on phased regeneration, estate renewal, affordable housing delivery or strategic land promotion, we provide precise, pragmatic guidance to support confident decision-making.
Our Services
As trusted advisers on regeneration projects and specialists in the legal frameworks for mixed-use developments, we support clients across all stages of the development cycle.
Acquisition, Site Assembly & Due Diligence
- Advising on title, restrictions, rights and covenants affecting development potential
- Structuring conditional contracts, option agreements and promotion agreements
- Supporting joint ventures, collaboration agreements and landowner agreements
- Advising on planning constraints, infrastructure requirements and development risk
Planning & S106 Agreements
- Advising on planning strategy and planning and funding for real estate projects
- Supporting applications, appeals and planning condition discharge strategies
- Providing the input of s106 agreement experts on negotiation, drafting and variation of planning obligations
- Advising on Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), viability and affordable housing considerations
Development & Regeneration Delivery
- Advising on housing association property development structures, land-led schemes and strategic partnerships
- Supporting phased estates regeneration and mixed-tenure delivery
- Advising on build contracts, development agreements and pre-let arrangements
- Supporting site set-up, sales strategies and long-term asset management
Funding, Finance & Securitisation
- Advising on development funding, grant agreements and funding conditions
- Supporting securitisation of real estate assets for housing associations and developers
- Working with funders, investors and Registered Providers to structure compliant and viable funding arrangements
Risk, Dispute Management & Exit Strategy
- Providing real estate risk management support throughout the development process
- Advising on dispute resolution in real estate projects, including contract issues, boundary matters and overage disputes
- Supporting exit strategies, disposals and ongoing asset management
Upcoming event
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Meet the Team
Across the scope of all real estate projects, we have an expert team of more than 40 expert lawyers, led by Jonathan Corris and Triya Maicha.
Our team works collaboratively across disciplines to support clients on real estate development legal support, property development services, regeneration delivery and complex mixed-use schemes - helping clients move forward with clarity, confidence and commercial certainty.
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