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Addleshaw Goddard LLP has longstanding experience in social housing finance. It recently acted for Santander and Lloyds TSB on the £355m refinancing of Riverside Housing Association, and for RBS and the European Investment Bank on providing £520m facilities to Wakefield & District Housing. New client wins in 2011 included Credit Suisse and Royal Bank of Canada. Lee Shankland heads the practice.

Cobbetts LLP is praised for its ‘attention to detail’ and ‘good working knowledge’. It recently advised Yorkshire Housing on the purchase of land in Barnsley for a sizeable residential development, and advised Arena Housing Group on the purchase of land in Cheshire. Ian Moran heads the group, and Julie Cowan is noted for her negotiation skills.

Emsleys Solicitors regularly represents providers of social housing in relation to housing management as well as non-contentious property matters. John Murray heads the department.

Pinsent Masons LLP is a key adviser to the Homes and Communities Agency. Its ‘knowledge of the social housing world is very solid’, and ‘there is a strong team assigned to projects so you never feel the lawyers are overstretched’. Anne Bowden heads the group.

Rollits LLP’s practice is led by Douglas Oliver, who has ‘extensive knowledge of the sector’. Clients include The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust and Yorkshire Housing.

Schofield Sweeney has extensive experience in acting for social landlords and their funders. Simon Petchey and Andrew Hurst are the key partners.

Walker Morris acts for a variety of registered providers including Hyde, InCommunities and Accent. Chris Woodthorpe ‘takes time to explain things properly’, and ‘can move quickly when needed’.

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