Solicitor - Housebuilding & Development - Chippenham
Location: Chippenham
Type of Role: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: £55,000 to £75,000 (DOE)
A respected regional law firm is seeking a Housebuilding & Development Solicitor to join its specialist Development Land team in Chippenham. This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with senior lawyers on high value residential development projects, gaining hands on experience across the full lifecycle of site acquisition, set up and disposal. The team is known for its collaborative culture, strong mentoring and high quality work.
The Role
You'll be responsible for supporting and managing a varied caseload of development land matters, including:
- Assisting a senior solicitor on development land transactions from instruction through to completion
- Supporting site acquisitions, including taking instructions, walking the site, advising clients, negotiating transaction documents, title due diligence, funding and completion
- Working on affordable housing disposals, infrastructure agreements and general site set up
- Assisting and supervising Plot Sales Conveyancers on technical matters
- Handling a diverse caseload including: - Option Agreements - Promotion Agreements - Strategic Land Assembly - Conditional Sale Agreements - Unconditional sales and purchases - Planning Agreements - Affordable Housing disposals - Development finance - Infrastructure Agreements
- Supporting a collaborative, ambitious team culture
- Maintaining high professional standards and compliance
The team handles significant development projects, including sites generating over 250 plot sales per year, with continued year on year growth.
Work Highlights Include:
- South Chippenham expansion, outline planning secured for 1,000 units
- Complex land assembly for a site in Bath
- Promotion of a 200+ unit scheme in east Wiltshire
- Purchase of a 300 unit mixed use scheme in Oxfordshire
- Purchase of a consented 55 unit scheme in North Leigh for £5.7m
- Acting for landowners in a major Promotion Agreement with Gleeson Homes
Candidate Requirements
This role is suited to a solicitor with:
- Experience within the housebuilding or development land sector
- Strong technical and drafting skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Confidence working within a specialist, fast paced environment
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Motivation, organisation and a proactive mindset
- Ambition, drive and a desire to excel
- Ability to work collaboratively with senior colleagues and wider team members
How to Apply
If this opportunity sounds of interest or you'd like a confidential conversation about your next career move, please contact:
Email: oliviareed@chadwicknott.co.uk
Phone: 0117 917 1515 / 07711 799761
At Chadwick Nott, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture as well as supporting our large client network achieve the same. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture or any other personal characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity in the workplace. Where a level of experience is indicated, please note that this is only a guideline.
*At Chadwick Nott, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture as well as supporting our large client network achieve the same. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications of all qualified candidates regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, disability, culture or anything other personal characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity in the workplace. Where a level of experience is indicated, please note that this is only a guideline.*
