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Hugh James Offices

Hugh James
Two Central Square
CARDIFF
CF10 1FS
United Kingdom
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Richard Macphail

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033 3016 2222 richard.macphail@hughjames.com

Work Department

Social housing

Position

Richard is head of our social housing team, coordinating the work of over 50 lawyers, paralegals and support staff. An integral part of this role is to lead on the firms work with communities to ensure that social value remains a key priority in all of our activities.

Richard acts for a variety of public and private sector clients for all aspects of commercial property work and has over twelve years’ experience of acting for social housing clients, with a particular focus on development work, including land acquisitions, option agreements, development agreements, package deals, planning agreements and infrastructure agreements.

Richard has acted for a number of housing associations such as Newydd Housing Association in relation to the acquisition of 190 properties across three phases representing the allocation of affordable housing units pursuant to a section 106 agreement and has acted for Melin Homes Limited in relation to the acquisition of a former school site from a local authority for redevelopment and is continuing to act for Cardiff Community Housing Association in relation to the £20m regeneration of the Maelfa Shopping Centre, Cardiff. He has advised Bron Afon Community Housing on a number of option agreements relating to potential development sites across South Wales.

Richard also advises a number of community groups in relation to the lease of properties under the Community Asset Transfer scheme from a local authority and disposing of sites and surplus land by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.

Richard is the lead advisor to E G Carter & Company in relation to its land led package deal transactions to South West based housing associations.

Richard regularly delivers training sessions and seminars to clients and at conferences on matters relating to property development and disposals.

Richard is a member of the business support group for the Duke of Edinburgh Award and is on the committee of Penarth Rowing Club.

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Wales > Real estate > Social housing

(Next Generation Partners)

Richard Macphail – Hugh James

Drawing upon an ‘excellent understanding of the Welsh landscape, the funding regime and the regulatory environment’, Hugh James is a very popular choice among domestic housing associations to provide advice across the panoply of their legal requirements, from core management and real estate matters, as well as across other complementary areas of law including employment and corporate. The firm has also been at the forefront of the Renting Homes Act, taking a key role in ensuring RSLs were equipped and fully aware of the huge changes in Welsh landlord and tenant law ahead of the implementation date. Bethan Gladwyn  has been pivotal to the training provided with the regard to the legislation and is also noted for her ‘clear and concise advice’ as it relates to anti-social behaviour issues. As well as her strategic advice to Wales-based RSLs, including on large-scale regeneration schemes, Caroline O’Flaherty has been central to the firm picking up an increasing volume of mandates for English clients in the sector. The team is headed by Richard Macphail , who excels at development work in the sector.

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