Services

Regeneration

    Regeneration schemes sit at the intersection of housing need, community priorities and long-term investment. We help public and private sector clients navigate that complexity with clear, joined-up legal advice.

    Our Regeneration team advises local authorities, Registered Providers, developers and landowners on the issues that shape successful projects – from early land strategy and site assembly through to delivery, funding and long-term estate management.

    We support projects ranging from multi-phase housing estate renewal to mixed-use regeneration, town centre revitalisation and urban regeneration projects involving complex planning, viability, environmental and community considerations. Our work spans compulsory purchase, land acquisition, development agreements, planning strategy, environmental risk, infrastructure delivery and project governance.

    With experience advising both public and private sector clients, we help organisations unlock development potential, balance competing interests and deliver schemes that meet housing, economic and community priorities. 

    Our approach is pragmatic, commercially informed and grounded in the realities of long-term project delivery.

    Our Services

    We provide comprehensive regeneration legal support across the full lifecycle of development and estate renewal.

    Land Assembly & Compulsory Purchase

    • Advising on compulsory purchase strategy, evidence requirements and negotiation frameworks
    • Acting on voluntary acquisitions, property acquisitions and strategic land assembly
    • Supporting councils and developers on land referencing, compensation and statutory procedures
    • Advising on CPO risk, programme, engagement and alignment with planning and funding strategies

    Planning & Environmental Support

    • Advising on planning applications, appeals and regeneration-led delivery programmes
    • Acting as planning appeal lawyers for contested applications and regeneration-linked appeals
    • Supporting you through environmental impact assessments (EIA), contaminated land, habitats, air quality and climate-related issues
    • Advising on planning obligations, viability and phasing arrangements for regeneration schemes

    Development Structures & Agreements

    • Drafting and negotiating regeneration development agreements, joint ventures and long-term partnership structures
    • Advising on interfaces between development phases, infrastructure responsibilities and risk allocation
    • Providing property development insight on procurement, governance and commercial negotiations
    • Advising on mixed-tenure regeneration including affordable housing, leaseholder engagement and decant strategies

    Delivery, Infrastructure & Community Outcomes

    • Supporting clients on infrastructure delivery, land equalisation and service corridors
    • Acting for councils and Registered Providers on residential regeneration and asset renewal programmes
    • Advising on community regeneration and alignment with social value, ESG and long-term stewardship models
    • Supporting town centre and urban regeneration for commercial, civic and public realm-focused projects

    Dispute Resolution

    • Advising on regeneration-related disputes, including development agreement issues, planning challenges and land compensation matters
    • Working with litigation colleagues on complex, multi-party disputes involving land, planning, environmental and delivery issues

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    Meet the Team

    Our Regeneration work is led by lawyers who have spent many years working with local authorities, Registered Providers, developers and investors on major schemes across the country. They are supported by specialists in real estate, planning, construction, environmental law and finance, giving you access to precisely the mix of experience your project needs. 

    We are used to working on multi-phase, politically visible programmes where decisions are scrutinised and timetables are tight. That means we focus on what is realistic, where the pressure points are likely to be, and how to keep your project moving while managing risk.

    On each matter we assemble a team that reflects the demands of the scheme – from land assembly and CPO to development structures, funding and long-term estate management. You will have clear points of contact at partner and senior lawyer level, with support from associates who know your project and documents in detail.

    We work best when we know your organisation, your priorities and your stakeholders well. Many of our regeneration clients have worked with us for years across multiple schemes, drawing on the same core team as their portfolios evolve. That continuity helps us anticipate issues, cut through complexity and provide advice that is grounded in your specific context, not just the law in isolation.

    Meet the Full Team

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