LAWYER PROFILE

William Gay

UK 2026

Osborne Clarke LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Real Estate: £50-150 million

London (Firms)

4 years ranked

About

Provided by Osborne Clarke LLP

Practice Areas

Real estate

Development

Planning

Tax

Real estate tax

Career

William is a leader in the fields of residential development, strategic land and urban regeneration and extensions. He is also a partner of Osborne Clarke and leads our Developer Sub-Sector.

William has specialised in acting for land promoters, housebuilders and landowners on large scale residential developments, urban extensions, regeneration schemes and residential led mixed use development across the UK for over 15 years.

A recognised expert in strategic land, his work includes promotion agreements, tax efficient collaboration agreements and equalisation agreements for strategic land and urban extensions alongside development agreements with public bodies for regeneration schemes and option agreements and overage arrangements for residential development sites.

William's clients include Welbeck Strategic Land, Ptarmigan Strategic Land, Landform Strategic Land, Taylor Wimpey plc, Barratt Developments plc and McLaren Living.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Real Estate: £50-150 million - London (Firms)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

William Gay has considerable expertise in real estate development, particularly residential-led schemes, handling strategic land acquisitions and other key transactions and negotiations. He represents a number of national house builders as well as landowners and land promoters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

William is responsive, commercially minded and pragmatic while being able to maintain a relationship with the other side.
Real Estate: £50-150 millionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession