Expertise

Louise has a varied background in the property aspects surrounding new build development and is one of the UK’s leading plot sale specialists. She is regularly consulted on plot sales initiatives, scheme structures, Government initiaives, management company structures and the impact of evolving legislation by national housebuilders. Amongst other sites, Louise has been involved in drafting for wider complex consortium sites together with management structures together with central London mixed use sites.

Louise handles complex site set up schemes across London and the South East, from large scale low rise residential developments to high rise central London apartment schemes incorporating complex management structures. Common features include complex and extensive management services arrangements and provision for residents, CHP regimes and the separate disposal of car parking spaces and structuring the disposals to allow a clean reversionary sale.

As Head of Sales in London and the South, Louise oversees the wider plot sale, site set up and infrastructure team liaising with clients’ land, technical and sales teams. She is also Head of our Guildford office.

Louise qualified as a Legal Executive in 2003 and went on to study for her Exemptions and LPC whilst working and achieved her goal of qualifying as a solicitor in 2011.   Since then she has gained experience acting in relation to land acquisition, site set up and sales.

How do you help clients?

My role is to manage and develop client relationships, drafting documentation for Group Legal and advising on current issues.  I manage and supervise drafting on complex site structures as well as providing training and support to my team. 

I manage the structure of sites to ensure clean exist strategies for clients given the recent ground rent legislation. 

I advise clients on the structure of sites for drafting purposes, such as retaining ransom land, setting up management companies, site structures and management regimes. 

I oversee the set up, sales and infrastructure team to ensure a smooth process of sales to achieve my clients’ goals.

New Homes Quality Code

New Homes Quality Code

More than 50% of all new homes sold in England, Scotland and Wales are now protected by the New Homes Quality Code. We outline how housebuilders can comply.  

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