Solicitor – Residential Development – Exeter – Hybrid

Company: Chadwick Nott
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Location: Exeter
Job Description:

Overview

In this Exeter-based role, you support a trusted real estate practice focusing on residential development for developers, landowners, and housing providers. You will handle acquisitions, disposals, and strategic land matters, delivering commercially focused advice with efficiency and high standards. The position offers quality work, clear career progression, and a flexible, supportive culture within a collaborative team. This is a chance to shape development projects and affordable housing transactions at a reputable firm.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible working culture
  • career progression
  • hybrid working
  • supportive environment

Responsibilities

  • Acting on residential development acquisitions and disposals for developers and landowners
  • Advising on affordable housing transactions for registered providers and housebuilders
  • Supporting strategic land projects including options, promotion agreements and long-term developments
  • Handling development-related matters such as overage, conditional contracts, title due diligence and easements

Key requirements

  • 2-4+ years’ PQE
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proactive approach
  • Experience in residential development preferred
  • excellent communication
  • proactive
  • collaboration
  • Residential development
  • Acquisitions and disposals
  • Affordable housing transactions

Posted: September 14th, 2026