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Lauren is a Senior Associate-Solicitor in the Development and House Building team specialising in residential development including site acquisitions and disposals, development finance and land promotion. She acts for a variety of developers and private landowners, as well as having experience acting for lenders providing development finance.

Lauren acts on all elements of a development site, from acquisition to setting the site up for plot sales. This includes any overage arrangements, infrastructure & planning agreements, joint venture agreements, promotion agreements and financing.

Having an overview of the entire development lifecycle ensures continuity of service for the client, an in-depth level of knowledge of the site and the chance to build lasting relationships with her clients.

Lauren has quickly established a reputation amongst the property community for being personable, efficient, thorough, and accessible for clients and professional contacts alike.

Lauren has been recognised as a Recommended Lawyer in the Legal 500, as well as being a finalist for Young Property Person of the Year at the Thames Valley Awards 2022 and for the Rising Star award at the Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2022.

Outside of work, Lauren enjoys walking her two dogs, Arlo & Henry and spending time in Cornwall.

Expertise

  • Development & house building

  • Option agreements

  • Conditional contracts

  • Promotion Agreements

  • Joint Venture/Collaboration Agreements

  • Overage

  • Infrastructure and planning agreements

  • Secured lending

  • Development finance

  • Plot sales

  • Strategic land

I would highly recommend Lauren Ainsley from Boyes Turner LLP. She assisted me with a property deal recently, and was an absolute pleasure to work with. Extremely professional, knowledgeable and friendly! Always updating me and chasing up to ensure deadlines are met. She went the extra mile to make sure the deal was waterproof. I look forward to working with her again soon.

Director of JKA Property Limited

2024

Lauren, Will, and the team have provided invaluable expertise and guidance through the acquisition of our latest development project. The level of communication and collaboration throughout was impressive. Thank you for doing such a wonderful job, I look forward to partnering with you again on the next one.

Boyes Turner Client

2024

The team at Boyes Turner worked tirelessly to complete the acquisition within an exceptionally tight timeframe. Lauren Ainsley in particular was instrumental throughout. She coordinated the deal seamlessly, protected our interests throughout and delivered outstanding service under significant time pressure making a complex acquisition feel manageable. Her clarity, responsiveness and commercial insight were pivotal to the success of the deal, and it simply would not have completed as it did without her.

George Wise

Head of Acquisitions & Investments at Westmede

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