The social housing team at Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP has a notable focus on advising borrowers and housing associations on bank loans, joint venture funding, green loans, debt restructuring and refinancings. The Birmingham-based Jon Coane leads the team and has experience advising housing associations on funding from bonds, private placements and aggregators. Julia Robertson leads the social housing charging team and supports clients with debt restructuring and complex secured finance transactions. Michael Nutman advises social impact investors, housing associations, and local authorities in regard to funding social and affordable housing, while Adriana Klincova specialises in sustainability-linked loans.
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‘As with most services, the difference comes from the people. Very capable, creative, decisive, confident, and pacey. The people I have interacted with have been very generous with their time and have prompted different thinking and a sense of belief, which were very helpful under the circumstances.’
‘Jon Coane was available at very short notice to help with a potentially existential issue for my organisation. Jon was super responsive and very constructive, and made a real difference in persuading another professional organisation to modify a very unhelpful opinion. Jon turned around a report which was pivotal at very short notice, with very little background on the business, having never interacted with us before. He picked things up very quickly and delivered a high-quality piece of work.’
‘Jon Coane and Michael Nutman are both very approachable, amenable, and a pleasure to work with.’
‘Michael Nutman is excellent, he really takes time to understand our business, he will always go the extra mile if we need something small reviewed quickly, and ensures he delivers good quality to time.’
Key clients
- Chelmer Housing Partnership
- Choice Housing Ireland Limited
- North Devon Housing
- One Manchester
- Citizen Housing Group
- Connexus Homes Limited
- Golding Homes
- Livv Housing Group
- Resonance Community Developers Limited
- Black Country Housing Group Limited
- EMH Housing and Regeneration Limited
- Gloucester City Homes Limited
Work highlights
Advised Connexus in respect of all funding/security documentation relating to a £60,000,000 private placement which completed in December 2024.
Advised Golding Homes on the amendment/restatement of four loan arrangements with NatWest, Barclays, Santander and Lloyds respectively within a tight timetable of 3 months, with loan facilities totalling £413,050,000 in aggregate.
Advised social impact property fund manager Resonance (as lender) in respect of a £2.5m secured development funding arrangement with a community land trust (as borrower) to facilitate the development of a new affordable housing site in York.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Jon Coane
Other key lawyers
Julia Robertson; Michael Nutman; Adriana Klincova