Paul Engelbrecht

Paul advises developers, construction companies, landowners, and housing associations on residential and mixed-use development schemes, including site acquisition, development structuring, statutory agreements, funding arrangements, and security work.

• Advised on the setup a £15 million residential development scheme in the Midlands.
• Advising on a £54 million promotion agreement to a major housing supplier
• Acting on various residential and mixed use developments in Gloucestershire and the Midlands.
• Advised on a conditional contract and promotion agreement with a national housing association including third-party and infrastructure agreements to secure planning on appeal and disposal for multiple landowners.
• Advised and negotiated on statutory agreements with local authorities.
• Acting for private and commercial lenders and banks on security work.

Paul advises landowners, developers, and promoters on strategic land transactions, including promotion agreements, option agreements, conditional contracts, overage arrangements, and disposals of land with development potential.

• Acting for landowners and developers on disposals and acquisitions of land for development by promotion agreement, conditional contract, and option agreement across a range of schemes.
• Advising on strategic land documentation, including promoter obligations, planning conditionality, overage, and sale mechanics.
• Advising and supporting landowners and developers on title, access, leasehold, and funding issues connected with development land.

Paul advises investors, SIPP providers, franchisees, pharmacy operators, and owner-managed property companies on commercial property portfolios, acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant matters, and asset management.

• Acting for several SIPP providers on their commercial property portfolios, providing advice on acquisitions and disposals and property management.
• Advising family-owned property companies on both commercial and residential portfolios, buying and selling of businesses such as hotels, public houses, caravan parks with values ranging from £100,000 to £4 million.
• Acting for franchisees and pharmacy operators on leasehold premises, acquisitions, disposals, and portfolio management.
• Advising on agreements for lease and associated documents for national suppliers and industrial estates.
• Advised on agreements for lease and new leases conditional on planning and practical completion. Lease rents over £375 000 per annum with GDV of some sites over £9 million.
• Acted for pubs and post offices in sales and disposals.
• Advised on care home sales and purchases in excess of £2 million.
• Acted for farmers in acquisition, disposal, and refinance of agricultural property.
• Advised on national portfolios in excess of £50 million.
• Advised ultra-high-net-worth clients on individual portfolios of over £500 million.

Paul advises banks, private lenders, borrowers, and investors on secured lending, refinancing, private and commercial lending, bank security work, and debt restructuring connected with property transactions.

• Advised on security and refinance for banks and private individuals and debt re-structuring with associated acquisitions.
• Advised private and commercial lenders on security arrangements over investment, development, and portfolio property assets.
• Acting for borrowers and lenders on acquisition finance, refinance, and restructuring involving real estate security.

Paul advises landowners, investors and developers on solar and wider renewable energy projects, including property rights, leases, options, easements, and renewable energy project documentation.

• Advised and negotiated with solar farms on renewable energy contracts.
• Advising landowners on options, leases, easements, and access arrangements for solar and renewable energy schemes.
• Advised on renewable energy transactions involving development land, investment structures, and long-term property interests.
• Advised farmers on 50-acre solar lease and associated agreements.

Paul advises on development, investment, and portfolio real estate matters for landowners, developers, construction companies, franchisees, pharmacies, and housing associations.

• Advising a construction company on over 15 projects for residential development schemes and associated funding agreements and security.
• Advised a construction company on site acquisitions, development disposals, leasehold matters, and funding arrangements.
• Acting for housing associations and registered providers on acquisitions, disposals, and development-related property work.
• Advising franchisees on premises acquisitions, leases, renewals, assignments, and related portfolio management.
• Advising pharmacy operators on leasehold and freehold premises, acquisitions, disposals, and secured lending requirements.
• Supporting investors and portfolio owners on commercial property purchases, sales, refinancing, and landlord and tenant issues.
• Advised multiple high-net-worth families with property matters across a wide variety of investment, refinance, and disposals.