The ‘highly talented and experienced’ team at Blake Morgan LLP provides ‘solutions-focused’ advice to a large roster of Wales and England-based housing associations, advising on their core real estate and operational requirements. Team head Siân Jones is ‘on top of her game’, regularly advising RSLs on housing management issues, including as it pertains to anti-social behaviour issues. The ‘exceptional’ Louise Howells is ‘extremely helpful and experienced’ in relation to the real estate needs of housing associations, including advising on the day-to-day management of stock, developments, acquisitions, commercial leases, sales and refinancing work.

The ‘highly professional and committed’ multi-disciplinary team at Hugh James ‘goes the extra mile’ for its impressive roster of housing association clients. Caroline O’Flaherty heads the team following Richard Macphail‘s departure in August 2024, and excels in catering to the transactional property needs of Wales-based clients and English RSLs. The ‘practically astute and highly knowledgeable’ Bethan Gladwyn is also a valuable resource to clients in the sector and heads up the firm’s market-leading housing management offering. Harriet Morgan has notable social housing property law expertise and strong overarching charity law prowess, buttressing the team’s capability on governance matters.

Under the leadership Liz Gibbons, Acuity Law has grown its profile in the Welsh social housing sector. Leveraging her commercial real estate credentials, Gibbons is adept at advising housing associations on all their property needs, including large-scale developments. Housing management expert Neil Morgan has also been key to the team’s increased visibility in the market. Often working alongside property litigator Jennifer Butcher, Morgan regularly acts for RSLs in disputes, including with regard to disrepair claims as well as possession and injunction cases relating to anti-social behaviour and criminal activity.

The ‘responsive and extremely knowledgeable’ team at Clarke Willmott LLP has a notable roster of Wales-based housing association clients, particularly in the context of social housing finance work. Team head Vicky Kells is very skilled at advising on secured lending matters for RSLs, and, alongside Charlotte Lord, regularly handles large-scale charging exercises. Kells also often works alongside banking and finance partner Fraser MacRae, who advises on syndicated and bilateral bank facilities, as well as bond issuances. Outside the firm’s finance work, Clare Gregory provides advice to RSLs on acquisitions, disposals and developments.

Led from Swansea by real estate partner Ann Thomas, Morgan LaRoche is well-equipped to provide a multi-disciplinary service to a roster of Wales-based RSLs. Thomas has excellent insight into the governance issues and challenges facing clients in the sector, and advises clients on secured lending, development, and commercial letting mandates. For litigation, Jason Williams regularly advises on housing management issues, while employment head Hannah Belton has experience in defending housing associations against allegations of discrimination.