Social housing remains at the forefront of Browne Jacobson LLP’s portfolio of real estate work, with an enviable client base of major housing associations, as well as clients seeking to operate or do business within the social housing segment. Spearheading the social housing practice, Gabor Taller is a trusted advisor to major national housing associations and developer clients, regularly taking the lead on the securitisation of housing, whereas Barry Sully has extensive residential development capabilities. On the litigation front, Victoria Curran handles housing condition and injunction claims for housing associations and local authorities, and Holly Chadwick is predominantly engaged by registered providers and local authorities on the acquisition of complex development sites.

As part of the wider housebuilding & strategic land team, the social housing team at Freeths LLP is at the forefront of the social housing market, acting for a variety of registered providers, local authorities, and partnership contractors. The team possesses a strong offering across property development, securitisation, joint ventures, and planning matters.  Sarah Rowe sits as practice head and engages closely with local authorities on property acquisitions, while Rachel Clarke is recommended for her work advising housebuilders on disposals of affordable housing. Kimberley Stone specialises in the acquisition of affordable development sites and takes the lead on medium value transactions.

Wilkin Chapman Rollits is highly regarded for its expertise in the development, sale, and purchase of affordable housing, and has seen an increasing flow of housing developer clients negotiating disposal schemes. The team is headed up by Rachael Dicken, whose extensive in-house housing association experience makes her a trusted advisor across a broad range of mandates including property management and securitisation. Dicken, alongside Gemma Clark, is noted by clients for going ‘above and beyond’; Clark has a far-reaching practice that encompasses refinancing, transactions, and the drafting of leases.

Wilson Browne Solicitors has developed a wide social housing practice and delivers first-rate expertise to social housing providers on development requirements, as well as on high-value acquisitions. Sitting at the helm of the practice, Tom Warrender has well-rounded experience in non-contentious areas, acting as a key advisor across the life cycle from site acquisition through to the development and the sale of affordable housing.