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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP demonstrates activity in building safety, block and estate management matters, and development-related real property disputes. Group lead Ben Robinson receives instructions from institutional freeholders and landlords on service charge disputes, as well as providing guidance on building safety strategy. Sara Stephens chiefly focuses on defective premises work, while Donald Lambert has seen an uptick in instructions on disputes arising from the development process. Laura Rowley advises landlords and tenants on their commercial portfolios.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘An all-round brilliant team, with all the property litigation knowledge and skills you could possibly need.’

  • ‘A collection of fantastic and efficient lawyers providing a comprehensive service for disputes relating to land and the built environment.’

  • ‘Ben Robinson is energetic, full of creative ideas and valuable insights. He knows what he is doing, you can tell he knows what he is doing, and he gets on with doing it and delivering for clients. Sara Stephens is consistently excellent.'

  • ‘Ben Robinson is an inspiring team player and natural leader — calm under pressure, collaborative in style, and respected across the industry for his integrity and expertise. Sara Stephens is a fantastic lawyer. Brilliant with clients and really engaged.’

  • ‘My experience of PMC is mainly of their residential property litigation team, which is first class. They are user-friendly and have an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things housing law, working with a broad spectrum of high-calibre clients from large social housing landlords, all the way through to HNW individuals. Beyond that, they are simply an absolute pleasure to work with. ’

  • ‘Ben Robinson leads the residential property litigation team and is a star. Tenacious, extremely knowledgeable and highly responsive, the team continues to go from strength to strength under his leadership.’

Key clients

  • White Stuff Limited
  • IBI Pillar Group
  • CBRE UK Affordable Housing Ltd
  • Legal & General Affordable Homes Ltd
  • Bewley Homes P.L.C.
  • Pinnacle Group
  • Qualitas Housing
  • Flight Centre
  • Sellar Property Group (developers of The Shard)
  • Peabody Trust
  • LabTech
  • Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH)

Work highlights

Providing ongoing strategic advice to a client regarding multiple breach of warranty claims against well-known nationwide developers in relation to several significant building safety and latent defects.
Advising an institutional client on site clearance issues in relation to multiple occupants enabling redevelopment works to proceed.
Acting for a G15 Housing Association on the forward sale of over 100 residential units to an investor/purchaser.

Practice head

Ben Robinson

Other key lawyers

Sara Stephens; Donald Lambert; Laura Rowley; Michael Gerken; Sarah Finch

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