Mark Owen Of Counsel


Speaks:  English

Qualified: 1988 - Solicitor of Hong-Kong, China

Qualified: 1986 - Solicitor of England & Wales


Primary office:  Leeds


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Mark Owen

Mark is a highly experienced commercial property lawyer specialising in the promotion and development of strategic land (whether for residential, commercial or mixed use) for landowners and land promoters involving the preparation and negotiation of options, conditional contracts, promotion agreements, hybrid agreements, collaboration agreements, equalisation agreements and sales of land to housebuilders and commercial developers. Mark also works for housebuilders so turns poacher too.

Mark has also acted for the public sector on city centre regeneration schemes in Yorkshire.

Experience

For the last 16 years acted for several national land promoters leading a team of lawyers on

  • land assembly for large mixed used schemes;
  • Garden Villages;
  • new settlements and also
  • for landed estates / landowners entering into development agreements with national housebuilders / commercial developers.

Practice areas

Career & Recognition

Mark is a grafter getting deals done. He is particularly strong in the housing sector.
- Chambers & Partners (UK) 2023
  • Career
    September 2022
    Gowling WLG (UK), Of Counsel
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Career & Recognition

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  • 2023

  • 2022

    • Career
      September 2022
      Gowling WLG (UK), Of Counsel
  • 2021

    • Career
      May 2021
      Womble Bond Dickinson, Senior Counsel – Head of Strategic Land and Team Leader
  • 2012

    • Career
      May 2012
      Womble Bond Dickinson / Bond Dickinson / Dickinson Dees, Partner and Team Leader / Head of Leeds Office
  • 1994

    • Career
      May 1994
      Pinsent Masons, Partner Head of Property Leeds Office and Head of Leeds Office
  • 1988

    • Career
       1988
      Johnson Stokes & Master – Hong Kong, Solicitor
    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       1988
      Qualified, Solicitor of Hong-Kong, China
  • 1986

    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       1986
      Qualified, Solicitor of England & Wales