Ask a solicitor: Should I sign an exclusivity agreement with a solar company?

An exclusivity agreement is one made between a developer and a landowner, in which the landowner agrees to give the developer the right to apply for grid connection and carry out feasibility studies, advises solicitor Karen Walsh

The fundamental basis of an exclusivity agreement is the understanding that the landowner will not enter into any similar agreement with another developer for the duration of the agreement.

Dear Karen,

A solar developer has approached me about potentially putting a solar farm on my land. He has asked me to sign an exclusivity agreement, and he said that his solicitors will issue the final agreements to my solicitor for review.