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Housebuilding & Strategic Land

Developing new homes nationally

Housebuilding & strategic land lawyers

Freeths 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.

Key contacts

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Patrick Adie
National Head of Housebuilding & Strategic Land

0345 050 3273

James Hart
Regional Lead for Real Estate in the Midlands – Partner in the Housebuilding & Strategic Land Team

0345 274 6811

Our expertise in housebuilding & strategic land

  • We regularly assist national house builders, registered providers and landowners with high value projects
  • Our nationally renowned Real Estate 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.

Notable work

  • 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
Meet the team

Housebuilding & Strategic Land Lawyers


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Patrick Adie
Partner

0345 050 3273

Mitchell Ball

Mitchell Ball
Partner

0345 077 9675

Daniel Cuthbert
Partner

0345 026 7904

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Darren Debock
Partner

0345 073 8581

Thomas Golding

Thomas Golding
Partner

0345 050 3647

James Hart
Partner

0345 274 6811

Clive Pearce

Clive Pearce
Partner

0345 128 6990

Jon Smart

Jon Smart
Partner

0345 050 3650

Mark Alexander
Director

0345 634 2562

Laura Hodgson

Laura Brown
Director

0186 578 1060

Emma Medina-Wallace

Emma Medina-Wallace
Director

0345 404 1755

Ciara Sweeney

Ciara Sweeney
Director

0345 404 4134

Caroline Wofinden
Director

0345 274 6862

David Danskin

David Danskin
Consultant

0345 166 6303

Masood Ahmed
Managing Associate

0186 578 1205

Claire Bennett

Claire Bennett
Managing Associate

0345 274 6826

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Maxine Chenoweth
Managing Associate

0345 128 7961

Rachel Clarke

Rachel Clarke
Managing Associate

0345 050 3634

Emily Criddle

Emilie Criddle
Managing Associate

0345 126 3749

Julia Lock
Managing Associate

0345 050 3280

Frances McKinnon

Frances McKinnon
Managing Associate

0345 274 6857

Tristan Milner
Managing Associate

0345 030 5803

Andrew Rathi
Managing Associate

0345 274 6923

Nick Wallace
Managing Associate

0345 030 5681

Polly Wisner

Polly Wisner
Managing Associate

0345 050 3682

Alexa Dunkley

Alexa Basquil
Senior Associate

0345 030 5784

Maxine Endicott

Maxine Endicott
Senior Associate

0186 578 1171

Chloe Frances
Senior Associate

0345 272 5708

Bridget Smith

Bridget Smith
Senior Associate

0345 274 6893

Lorna Trimble
Senior Associate

0345 128 7966

Elizabeth Wildhaber
Senior Associate

0345 274 6865

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Kimberley Stone
Associate

0345 274 6911

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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 that the deals, whilst quite complex, have always moved forward to a successful conclusion."

(Regional Land Director, National Housebuilder)

"I have instructed Freeths for over 20 years… the service I have received has always been of the highest standard."

(Regional Managing Director, National Housebuilder)

"We have used Patrick as our main legal provider on a wide range of commercial property transactions for several years - mostly for residential development but with some investment and financing transactions. He provides an outstanding legal service, in particular by being highly responsive and proactive, which is what our business requires. He is very ‘commercially aware’ - he understands our business and provides proportionate and creative solutions that allow for transactions to be carried out quickly and efficiently. He also provides straightforward and easy to understand advice. I would highly recommend him."

(Anne Howarth, Bellway Homes)

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