• Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments
• Tuesday September 2 2025

Freeths appoints senior strategic partner to housebuilding team

Law firm Freeths has expanded its housebuilding & strategic land team with the appointment of partner Ben Pariser to its Bristol office.

Ben has previously held partnership roles with DAC Beachcroft and more recently was national head of residential development at Shoosmiths.

Bringing with him more than 20 years’ experience, Ben regularly advises FTSE listed national housebuilders, as well as regionally focused developers and public-private partnerships.

His experience ranges from single outlet developments to urban extensions of several thousand units.

He regularly provides advice in respect of unconditional and conditional acquisitions, joint ventures, partnership working, land swaps, equity and debt funded acquisitions, forward funded projects, options, promotions and hybrids, serviced parcel acquisitions and disposals, brownfield regeneration and projects involving Homes England, local authorities and other public sector partners.

Ben specialises in both immediate and strategic land. His client base aligns very closely with Freeths’ established clients and legal panel wins, after the firm celebrated a flurry of recent panel appointment successes.

These include appointments with Barratt Redrow, Vistry, Taylor Wimpey, Bellway, Tilia, Keepmoat, Hill Group and Berkeley Group.

Partner and national head of housebuilding & strategic land Patrick Adie said: “We are thrilled to welcome Ben to the firm. We continue to go from strength to strength, including dealing with some of the most complex and interesting residential development transactions across the country, for the top housebuilders.

“Attracting such a high-calibre lawyer as Ben really demonstrates how we have established ourselves as a destination firm for top talent. We look forward to growing our presence in the South West and nationally, with Ben being a key part of our future.”

Ben added: “I’m delighted to be joining Freeths at such an exciting time, as the team demonstrates its leading role across the sector.

“I’m very excited to help boost the team’s profile in the region and to help bolster the leadership of the team nationally.”