Adam Burrage

Adam facilitates residential and commercial development transactions by delivering premier client service through a user-friendly approach.

Adam specialises in residential and commercial development transactions, acting mainly for national and medium-sized housebuilders. He also advises landowners, promoters and affordable housing providers on a range of issues relating to development and housing provision.

Additionally Adam maintains a general commercial property practice around landlord and tenant deals and freehold sales and purchases.

An enduring personal interest in residential renovation and building provides a strong basis for viewing development deals through the client lens. Coupling this with a focus on breaking down complex matters in to manageable, easy-to-communicate steps brings about a premier client service.

Adam’s spare time is spent juggling children, DIY and outdoor pursuits.

How Adam can help you

Adam’s genuine interest in housebuilding and development places him a strong position to give effective guidance to clients on practical matters. Alongside a strong track record of successful deal delivery, Adam can guide clients through negotiations with counter-parties and simplify transactions while protecting key interests.

Experience

• Acted for a consortium of landowners on the sale of an 840-unit South West residential development site.
• Acted for a PLC housebuilder on its acquisition of a 400-unit site in a key South West location.
• Advised a development consortium on its disposal of parcels of land within new town centre in compliance with s.106 obligations.
• Advised a PLC housebuilder on its strategic land interest in a key South West urban extension scheme.
• Advised multiple landed estates on disposals of development parcels and associated investment transactions.
• Advised owners of agricultural land on promotion, immediate and conditional sale structures including multi-phase options with overage and buy-back mechanisms.
• Advised various land promoters on transaction structures, deal-specific documents and site assembly.
• Acted for a residential development subsidiary of a public authority on multiple South West housing developments.
• Advised a local authority on its disposal of a self-build site via a building lease structure and collaborative arrangements for phased infrastructure delivery, plot marketing and eventual build-out / surrender.
• Acted for a regional housebuilder on its acquisition of a key Devon development site and coordinated legal representatives of senior and junior debt providers to achieve the client’s desired outcome.
• Acted for a multi-channel retail operator on its new store opening scheme, bolstering 600+ existing units across UK; pre-lets and re-gears of key assets.
• Acted for a local authority on its property asset devolution programme.