Social Housing
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 2
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(0131) 473 6000Chambers Review
Burness Paull acts for prominent social housing providers and charities on matters including construction projects, bond placements and development of new legal structures. The group is also adept at advising on residential developments and social housing acquisitions. The team is experienced with clientele in both the public and private sectors. It is also skilled in advising on finance matters.
Work Highlights
- Burness Paull acted for the Sanctuary Scotland Housing Associationon the acquisition and development of the former Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Burness Paull has very strong commercial awareness in the social housing sector."
"The firm is great at taking the different parts of the transaction and dealing with them adequately."
"The team's excellent; they're attentive and explain everything in detail."
"Burness Paull has very strong commercial awareness in the social housing sector."
"The firm is great at taking the different parts of the transaction and dealing with them adequately."
"The team's excellent; they're attentive and explain everything in detail."
Notable Practitioners
Peter Chambers is recognised for his experience representing residential developers and housing associations in a range of transactional matters.
Louise Chambers is highlighted for her experience acting for a range of housing associations on major development projects and property transactions.
"Louise is good at being proactive; she highlights things before they happen."
"She's very strong at hitting deadlines and is very good at cutting down points to just the essentials."
David Antonelli is noted for advising housing associations on the acquisition and development of sites for social housing.
"David is extremely good; he's a great communicator and takes the time to explain things."
Ruth McNaught regularly advises housing associations and local authority clients on a range of matters from acquisitions to governance matters.
"Ruth provides timely and clear advice with technical knowledge and commercial awareness."
"Ruth is very responsive and gives clear, helpful advice."
"She's very approachable and provides advice in an easy-to-understand way. She also comes up with innovative solutions to meet our requirements."
Ranked Lawyers at
Burness Paull
Scotland