Senior Legal Counsel - Property

• Rare opportunity for a property lawyer to move in-house
• Excellent culture and true work life balance

About Our Client

A well known house builder.

Job Description

• Lead legal support on land acquisitions, disposals and development transactions, including options, promotions and conditional contracts.
• Advise on legal risks throughout the residential development lifecycle, covering land, title, planning, infrastructure and property rights.
• Structure and negotiate complex development, investment and partnership arrangements, including joint ventures and forward-funding transactions.
• Support strategic growth initiatives across build-to-rent, affordable housing, rental investment and institutional partnerships.
• Provide commercially focused legal advice to senior stakeholders across Development, Land, Investment, Commercial and Finance teams.
• Lead complex negotiations and manage significant legal and regulatory risks within robust governance frameworks.
• Oversee plot sales, corporate property matters and office lease arrangements.
• Manage external legal advisers, ensuring high-quality service and effective cost control.
• Mentor and develop junior legal team members, enhancing technical expertise and commercial capability.

The Successful Applicant

• Qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales, with significant post-qualification experience in real estate, property and development
• Expert knowledge of land acquisition, residential development, disposals and the wider property lifecycle.
• Experience of build-to-rent, rental investment, affordable or social housing, institutional investment or working with public sector bodies would be advantageous but is not essential

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Private Medical
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working of 2-3 days in the office
• Flexibility around childcare.

Job summary

• Job function
• Legal

• Subsector
• Property / Construction - In House

• Sector
• Property

• Where
• Bournemouth

• Contract type
• Permanent

• Consultant name
• Stacey Graham

• Consultant phone
• +44 118 933 7035

• Job reference
• JN-092026-7096335

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