Property Lawyer (Regeneration and Development)

Role Details

Position: Property Lawyer (Regeneration and Development)

Organisation: Housing Association

Location: Midlands

Working arrangement

Full time hours, hybrid working with weekly office attendance in the Midlands

Duration: 12-month fixed-term contract

Duties may include

• Advising on residential development, new-build schemes and site regeneration.
• Handling site acquisitions, planning matters, plot sales and conveyancing.
• Drafting and negotiating development agreements, options and conditional/unconditional contracts.
• Advising on affordable housing transactions, golden-brick arrangements and back-to-back sales.
• Dealing with strategic land matters, easements, infrastructure agreements, overages and site assembly.
• Reviewing title documentation, preparing reports on title and advising on boundary, access and land-related issues.
• Supporting wider property and commercial matters, working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Candidate Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with 3+ years' PQE.
• Strong experience in property development and residential development transactions.
• Experience drafting and negotiating property contracts and development agreements.
• A background in Housing Associations, Local Authorities or in-house legal teams would be advantageous.
• Experience of strategic land, joint ventures, collaboration agreements or mixed-use developments would be beneficial.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage a varied caseload.

This is a great opportunity to take on a rewarding in-house role, working on exciting housing development and regeneration projects within a collaborative legal team.