Ranking tables
Social Housing | UK
West Midlands
Rankings overview for Departments
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Andrew Dudley Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP26 Years Ranked
- Andrew Millross Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP15 Years Ranked
- Baljit Basra Devonshires Solicitors9 Years Ranked
- David Perry Shoosmiths LLP2 Years Ranked
- Dorota Pawlowski Trowers & Hamlins LLP4 Years Ranked
- Hugo Stephens Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP23 Years Ranked
- Louise Drew Shakespeare Martineau5 Years Ranked
- Sarah Greenhalgh Bevan Brittan LLP1 Years Ranked
- Claire WaringWright Hassall LLP
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Band 1
1 Anthony Collins Solicitors LLPSocial Housing2025 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedAnthony Collins offers a wide breadth of experience across the social housing field, calling upon a deep team of distinguished sector experts. The firm is equipped to advise sizeable local and national clients, including a number of housing trusts, on sophisticated matters. The team regularly provides property management advice and handles financings and tenant disputes, among other issues. It is also notable for its advice on governance and corporate restructuring.
Band 2
2 Trowers & Hamlins LLPSocial Housing2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedTrowers & Hamlins has notable experience acting for registered providers on a number of issues, including complex acquisitions and stock transfers. It offers a full spectrum of services which ranges from development to funding as well as advising on a host of housing management matters. The firm also has expertise in advising on the establishment of new social housing companies. The firm's diverse client base includes numerous traditional registered providers and newer non-profit providers, investors and development companies.
Band 3
3 Bevan Brittan LLPSocial Housing2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedBevan Brittan acts for registered providers, councils and developers at both a local and national level. The team advises clients across a variety of matters including acquisitions and sales, housing management and funding. It has notable experience of advising clients on corporate governance and restructuring issues.3 Devonshires LLPSocial Housing2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedDevonshires' Birmingham office is recognised for advising clients on the full gamut of social housing matters, including housing management litigation, corporate governance matters, mergers and site acquisitions.3 Gowling WLG (UK) LLPSocial Housing2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedGowling WLG provides a broad spectrum of expertise in the sector and has notable strengths in areas including housing joint ventures, finance and stock investment. The firm also enjoys a solid reputation in the market for its work on development and construction matters, alongside experience in housing management and employment issues. Its clients include both traditional and for-profit registered providers, developers and local authorities.3 Shakespeare MartineauSocial Housing2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedShakespeare Martineau is well versed in contentious and non-contentious housing management, as well as the acquisition of land and development projects. The firm works with a variety of asset types, including shared ownership properties and homes for the elderly. The team has a robust client base including a number of regional and national registered providers. It offers strengths in corporate governance and regulatory matters, including charity law issues.3 Shoosmiths LLPSocial Housing2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedShoosmiths frequently acts for housing associations and registered providers in all manner of social housing acquisitions. The team's strengths include property transactions, development projects and funding matters. It has additional experience of asset management issues.