Nicholas Burt Email & Phone Number

I am a Partner in Charles Russell Speechleys Regen Team and have significant experience advising clients on the acquisition and disposition of development land. Within the Housebuilder Sector, I'm involved in a full spectrum of transactions for SME and PLC Housebuilders, including contracts conditional on planning or other matters, options, cross options, pre-emptions, overage arrangements and transfers of whole or part. I use my his involvement in the Housebuilder Sector to keep abreast of Housebuilders’ evolving requirements and uses that insight to ensure the sites his landowner and promoter clients bring to market are properly prepared and attractive to purchasing Housebuilders, ensuring any elements of deferment are structured in a market acceptable manner.In the Strategic Land Sector I principally acts for National Promoters, but he also assists Landowners and Housebuilders looking to secure their own long term land supply. That work has been by way of a range of Collaboration Agreements, Options, Promotion Agreements and Hybrid Agreements. Where necessary I enjoy working with corporate colleagues on the sale or purchase of the entire issued share capital in a site specific promotion SPV or other corporate structured opportunities.Wherever possible I also works closely with both our Private Wealth and Agricultural Teams to assist Landowners, Estates and other Institutions to dispose of land on both a short term and long-term basis.WHAT OTHERS SAYI'm admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales and before joining Charles Russell Speechlys was the National Head of Strategic Land at an international law firm. Chambers and Partners (2025 edition) noted the following client feedback and testimonial:"Nick is my go-to lawyer for strategic land work. I find him to be commercially-minded and agile in his dealings."and"Nicholas Burt is very knowledgeable, very amenable and very good at calling back and keeping in contact.https://chambers.com/lawyer/nicholas-burt-uk-1:26480871 He has been noted in Legal 500 as a ‘Key Lawyer’ in a Tier 1 Commercial Property Team with Historical Client Testimonial from 2022 recorded the following “In particular I would recommend Nicholas Burt; he has an exceptional attitude to the work, (extremely thorough, diligent and quick) and his clients.”

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