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Charlotte O’Loughlin

Legal Director

Residential Development

Charlotte specialises in residential development and strategic land transactions, advising landowners and developers on a wide range of development projects. She takes a pragmatic and commercial approach, helping clients unlock opportunities, maximise value and achieve their objectives efficiently.

Charlotte is a Legal Director specialising in residential development and strategic land matters. She advises landowners and developers on land with potential for residential development, helping clients unlock value through immediate development opportunities and long-term strategic land projects.

Her expertise includes Option Agreements, Promotion Agreements, Hybrid Agreements, Conditional Contracts and Overage arrangements. Charlotte works closely with clients to structure transactions that align with their commercial objectives, providing clear and practical advice throughout the lifecycle of a project.

Charlotte particularly enjoys acting for landowners, helping them understand the development potential of their land and guiding them through what is often a significant and once-in-a-lifetime transaction. She values building long-term relationships with her clients and takes the time to understand their priorities, ensuring her advice is tailored not only to the legal issues involved but also to the wider commercial outcomes they wish to achieve.

She also regularly advises developers on strategic land acquisitions and development opportunities. By taking the time to understand the priorities and commercial drivers behind each project, Charlotte provides pragmatic advice that supports informed decision-making, helps navigate complex negotiations and facilitates the timely progression of transactions.

Charlotte also has experience advising on commercial landlord and tenant matters, including commercial leases.

With over eight years’ experience in the Residential Development sector, Charlotte is recognised for her approachable manner, technical expertise and commitment to delivering straightforward, commercially focused advice.

I enjoy helping landowners and developers navigate complex transactions and unlock opportunities for development. Building trusted relationships and finding practical, commercial solutions that keep transactions progressing efficiently towards a successful outcome is one of the most rewarding aspects of my role

Charlotte O’Loughlin is based in our Leicester Office

Leicester is renowned for its diverse culture and strong commercial market. It’s a city that’s home to some of the UKs leading SMEs and household names. Over the years our business has evolved through many names which have included Harvey Ingram, Harvey Ingram Shakespeares and Shakespeares. Today delivering award winning legal services under Shakespeare Martineau, providing 5 star trusted specialist advice within property, business & family law.

As the city goes from strength to strength, so does our Leicester law firm. We have always understood the importance of recognising, retaining and promoting talent and as a growing full-service office, we continue to recruit based on our clients ever-changing needs. This means we have teams that cover the firm’s breadth of service offerings and areas of market expertise.

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