Dr Rachel Williams

Assistant Professor

Department: Architecture and Built Environment

I studied law and legal practice at Bristol University, the University of Caen, France and Nottingham Trent University before heading to London to train as a solicitor. I worked as a solicitor for eight years specialising in planning law and commercial property.

My only claim to fame is that I negotiated a planning agreement for the then ‘Big Brother House’. I joined the university as a senior lecturer in 2007 and I am now the programme leader for MSc Real Estate Management and MSc International Real Estate Management.

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Key Publications

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‘A devious and risible device’? Examining land transactions designed to engage Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, Williams, R. 18 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law
Resolving conflicts between public and private interests in land, Williams, R. 25 Jul 2022, AESOP Annual Congress July 2022 - Space for Species: Redefining Social Justice , Reading, AESOP
The Overriding Power, Williams, R. 1 Mar 2018, In: Journal of Planning and Environmental Law
Agency, Dunhill, A., Stonehouse, J., Williams, R. 2014, Real Estate Concepts, London, Taylor & Francis
Law, Williams, R., Robson, S. 2014, Real Estate Concepts: A Handbook, London, Taylor & Francis
Planning, Dunhill, A., Furness, H., Greenhalgh, P., Ludwig, C., McGuinness, D., Williams, R. Jul 2014, Real Estate Concepts, London, Taylor & Francis
Taxation, Jowsey, E., Williams, R. 2014, Real Estate Concepts: A Handbook, London, Taylor & Francis