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Based out of the firm’s Liverpool office, Brabners Chaffe Street LLP’s ‘professional and knowledgeable’ five-partner team provides ‘clear and unambiguous advice’ to an impressive client roster including Arena Housing Group, Cosmopolitan Housing Association and South Liverpool Housing Group. Team head Alistair Fletcher and Ian Alderson are ‘unafraid of making difficult decisions, and are approachable and very understanding’.

Bolstered by the arrival of Paula Hamer from Pannone LLP, Trowers & Hamlins LLP’s ten-partner multi-disciplinary practice ranges from stock transfers to regeneration projects. ‘Technically competent, articulate and accessible’ team head Mike Gaskell advised newly established housing provider Gwynedd Community Homes on the acquisition of the entire housing stock of Gwynedd Council by way of LSVT.

With ‘excellent industry knowledge’, Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP in Liverpool has an increasingly comprehensive practice across non-contentious and contentious matters, and includes leasehold management work, enfranchisement, and reviews of homeless decisions. ‘Passionate and committed’ and ‘with great insight’, Sarah Mansfield heads the team, and recently successfully represented Halton Housing Trust in securing a possession order against an anti-social tenant.

Cobbetts LLP has ‘excellent knowledge’ across site acquisitions, housing stock transfers and procurement, among other matters. Richard St John Williams ‘tests and challenges assumptions and presents viable options that support business objectives’, and is a core member of a team whose clients include Accord Housing Group, Circle Anglia and Midland Heart.

Howarth Goodman provides contentious and non-contentious expertise out of Manchester and Preston.

Weightmans LLP’s five-partner team continues to go from strength to strength, with successes including securing a six-year contract for housing management work on behalf of Guinness Northern Counties in a tender process with nearly 40 firms. Team head Sian Evans is ‘very knowledgeable, always gives good practical advice, and is good at presenting arguments in court’, and was recently appointed chair of the Law Society’s Housing Committee.

Eversheds LLP’s team was strengthened by the hire of Suzanne Gregson from Howarth Goodman on the contentious side.

The team at Forbes is ‘responsive and proactive’.

Graham Archibald at Hill Dickinson LLP is well regarded.

John Stringer at Platt Halpern Solicitors is noted for tenant-side work.

Stephensons Solicitors LLP has been increasingly active defending tenants in possession proceedings.

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