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Housing sector participants, in particular registered providers and local authorities, are experiencing significant upheaval and disruption. The structural change across the housing sector is resulting in dynamic and innovative responses from registered providers and local authorities who are rising to the challenge of saving costs and generating flows of capital and revenue to deliver the housing the nation needs.

Some of the biggest challenges are:

  • UK Government's call for registered providers to contribute towards the building of the 200,000+ homes needed to meet demand.​
  • Registered providers and local authorities needing to compete with private sector developers and housebuilders for key development sites.
  • The impact of new policies, including universal credit, the 1% annual rent reductions until 2019, the capping of Housing Benefit (and its payment direct to tenants), and changes to Right to Buy (RTB), which all impact significantly on funding and delivery strategies in business plans.
  • The Social Housing Regulator's increasing focus on registered providers delivering tangible value for money in their core activities.

Chambers Review

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Social Housing - South West
1
Band 1
What the Team is Known For

Bevan Brittan has a robust social housing practice that advises clients including housing associations and local authorities. The firm provides a multidimensional offering that covers litigation, employment law matters, housing management, development and regeneration. The firm is also noted for its strength in the social housing finance space, which includes providing counsel on loan agreements. It has additional expertise in handling joint ventures between housing associations and shared ownership schemes.

Work Highlights

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  • Bevan Brittan advised the Peabody Group on its joint venture with Lendlease to deliver over 11,500 new homes.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alison Buckingham
2
Alison Buckingham
2
Band 2

Alison Buckingham maintains an excellent reputation for her work advising social housing providers on complex, high-value development schemes. She leads the social housing team for the South West region.

"Alison is very good. She's responsive and knows what we want."

Jonathan Turner
2
Jonathan Turner
2
Band 2

Jonathan Turner leads the firm's housing practice and is recognised for his experience representing clients in joint venture agreement, development and regeneration matters.

"Jonathan has a broad spectrum of knowledge, but he's very good on contract matters."

Jessica Church
3
Jessica Church
3
Band 3

Jessica Church regularly advises registered providers and their lenders on a range of financing transactions, including securitisations and bond issuances.

"Jess's 'get the job done' attitude was especially appreciated when we were up against a tight deadline."

Charlotte Rawson
Charlotte Rawson
Associates to watch

Charlotte Rawson regularly assists with housing management matters and is particularly noted for her expertise in anti-social behaviour issues.

"Charlotte is excellent to work with. We fully trust her with our work."

"Charlotte is experienced in all matters of social housing litigation. She has a lovely calm manner in the face of very difficult cases and is always knowledgeable and organised."

"I have always found Charlotte to be professional and responsive."

Ranked Lawyers at
Bevan Brittan LLP

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South West

Social Housing

Alison Buckingham
2
Alison Buckingham
2
Band 2
Jonathan Turner
2
Jonathan Turner
2
Band 2
Jessica Church
3
Jessica Church
3
Band 3
Charlotte Rawson
Charlotte Rawson
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