Real Estate/Housebuilding and Strategic Land Senior Associate or Managing Associate - Leeds or Manchester
At Freeths, we're building one of the most ambitious residential development practices in the UK. Our Housebuilding & Strategic Land (HSL) team is one of the fastest-growing residential development teams in the country and now includes more than 100 lawyers across our sector group. We act for the UK’s top 10 housebuilders, alongside local and national developers, housing associations, landowners, local authorities, investors and promoters.
You will advise on some of the UK's most significant residential development and strategic land projects. As we continue to grow, we're looking for a Real Estate lawyer to join our Leeds team and play an active role in our next stage of growth. About the role We're interested in hearing from ambitious lawyers (from circa 3 years PQE) who enjoy working closely with clients, building relationships and delivering commercially focused advice.
Whilst experience of acting for housebuilders and residential developers would be advantageous, we are equally keen to hear from lawyers with broader commercial property development, regeneration, infrastructure, strategic land or investment experience who are interested in building their expertise within the residential development sector.
Experience: Essential Solid real estate experience gained within a commercial property, development or residential development practice Experience managing land acquisition transactions and building client relationships Strong due diligence, drafting, negotiation and project management skills Desirable Acting for housebuilders, developers, promoters, landowners, housing associations or local authorities Exposure to development transactions including conditional contracts, unconditional contracts, options, overages, site assembly and infrastructure agreements Experience with affordable housing transactions Knowledge of strategic land, promotion or collaboration agreements You don't need experience across all of these areas.
We provide extensive training, mentoring and support from colleagues across our national HSL team, with opportunities to develop expertise across the full spectrum of residential development and strategic land work. Why join us? You’ll be joining one of the UK’s largest and most experienced residential development teams, working on market-leading projects for high-quality clients within a supportive and ambitious culture.
We’re committed to helping our people succeed, whether that means developing technical expertise, strengthening client relationships, building a specialism or progressing towards partnership, with clear career pathways and ongoing support. Alongside exciting work and genuine career opportunities, we offer agile working, enhanced family-friendly benefits and a strong focus on wellbeing, inclusion and helping everyone reach their full potential.
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