Landowner Development

“Many Landowners are approaching development for the first time and for most it is a once in a lifetime opportunity, with land prices representing many times current use value.

It is therefore becoming increasingly important for landowners to be reassured that their lawyers, and subsequently the advice they receive, has no perceived link to developers. With many of the key firms acting for both sides there are often concerns of conflicts of interest. This has given rise to many landowners instructing a local solicitor, who frequently does not have the experience of dealing with major developers and this can leave landowners at a considerable disadvantage.”

Alison Bailey, Head of Landowner Development

At Wilsons we have developed a team which focuses specifically on guiding landowners through the process of realising their development opportunities. This allows Wilsons to act for clients without any perceived conflicts of interest.

Alison Bailey leads the Landowner Development team and has been working on behalf of landowners for more than 10 years. She specialises in acting for clients on major residential (50 plus houses) and commercial developments. With clients ranging from traditional landed estates to farmers and major charities, her work encompasses: options, conditional contracts, joint ventures, consortium agreements, collaboration agreements and section 106 agreements amongst others.

Alison lists in the 2009 UK Chambers as a leader in her field, with sources highlighting her as “quite outstanding” and applauds her for being “very approachable and friendly.”

Working with Alison are Louisa Swanton, a partner who joined Wilsons in 2008 who specialises in guiding landowners through the process of realising development value. Also Jane Weston, a consultant who specialising in Town and Country planning matters advising on applications for certificates of lawfulness and complex section 106 agreements.

Examples of the team’s work are available here

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