Melanie Comer
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Social Housing: Finance
Band 2
About
Provided by Melanie Comer
Practice Areas
Melanie has over 23 years' social housing experience and specialises in property security work associated with large property portfolios used to secure housing finance transactions, including bonds and private placements as well as traditional bank lending.
Melanie heads the Real Estate Finance Security team in our Manchester office, part of the largest specialist housing finance team in the UK and ranked as a first tier firm for social housing finance by Chambers UK and Legal 500.
Melanie also leads on large scale property due diligence exercises associated with mergers and restructuring and other property portfolio transactions.
Chambers Review
UK
Melanie Comer acts on a range of financing matters, including private placements, loan facilities and bonds. She is particularly active for housing associations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I am happy with Melanie's professionalism and ability to work with our needs and goals."
"Melanie Comer provides us with an excellent service."
"Melanie is always helpful and very knowledgeable."
"I am happy with Melanie's professionalism and ability to work with our needs and goals."
"Melanie Comer provides us with an excellent service."
"Melanie is always helpful and very knowledgeable."