Profile
Work Department
Position
Triya is a Partner and joint head of the Real Estate and Projects department specialising in social housing and development. She advises on a broad range of property transactions with a particular emphasis on site acquisitions, complex development agreements, conditional contracts and regeneration. Triya has successfully led on a number of large projects including the acquisition and development of a 375 unit scheme in London for a major registered provider, the acquisition of affordable housing units as part of a new Garden City in Kent and the stock transfer of over 400 homes in Suffolk. Triya also has a particular interest in working with smaller RPs and the G320.
As well as this core area of work, Triya advises on telecoms leases, s106 agreements, commercial leases and the development of infill sites
Career
Trained at Prince Evans; qualified 2006; joined Devonshires 2006 as a property lawyer; partner 2013.
Education
University College London (LLB Hons) 2003; LPC 2004.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Devonshires is one of the strongest firms I work with. The solicitors are extremely knowledgeable and client focused. Instructions are always clear, full and well-informed. It is very much a collegiate approach when I am instructed by them.'
‘Lee Russell works extremely hard and is on top of all developments regarding his specialisms. He is a dream to work with as it is always a team effort with everyone pulling in the same direction. He is available when you need to discuss something and has a great rapport with clients.'
‘The team is really strong across the range of subjects covered. I consider that Devonshires are the market-leading team in this sector. They also have access to other specialist teams at Devonshires, such as construction and regulatory, so they can cover most of the issues that arise.'
‘Donna McCarthy is excellent at understanding the perspective of the clients and the sector. That comes from a long time spent working in the sector and from having risen through the ranks of seniority.'
'Samantha Grix has focused on a niche and complicated area of rent regulation and has mastered it.'
'Lee Russell is a really good communicator.’
‘Devonshires are very well versed on the current and prevailing challenges in residential development, in particular the challenges in the delivery of affordable housing.’
‘Jonathan Corris has an excellent understanding of the market challenges, and is excellent at communicating the commerciality of the options available.’
Key clients
- A2Dominion
- Abri Group Limited
- Accord Housing Association Limited
- Anchor Hanover Group
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Bromford Housing Group
- Bromley Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Canterbury City Council
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Chelmer Housing Partnership
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- City of Westminster
- Clarion Housing Group Limited
- Cross Keys Homes
- Dartford Borough Council
- Eastlight Community Homes Limited
- Enfield Council
- Essex County Council
- Gateway Housing Association
- Gloucestershire County Council
- Grand Union Housing Group Limited
- Hexagon Housing Association Limited
- HFL Group Limited
- Hightown Housing Association
- Home Group Limited
- Homes for Lambeth Group Ltd
- Housing 21
- Hyde Housing Association Limited
- Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association
- Lewisham Council
- London & Quadrant Housing Trust
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Enfield
- London Borough of Hackney
- London Borough of Havering
- London Borough of Hounslow
- London Borough of Lambeth
- London Borough of Southwark
- Look Ahead Care and Support
- Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
- Medway Development Company
- Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited
- Midland Heart Limited
- Moat Housing Group
- Newlon Housing Trust
- Norwich City Council
- Notting Hill Genesis
- Octavia Housing
- Oxford City Housing Limited
- PA Housing
- Paradigm Housing Group
- Peabody Trust
- Phoenix Community Housing Association
- Places for People Group Limited
- Platform Housing Limited
- Richmond Housing Partnership Limited
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Shepherds Bush Housing Association
- Sixty Bricks Limited
- Slough Borough Council
- Southern Housing
- Sovereign Housing Association
- St Albans City & District Council
- Stonewater Limited
- TBG Open Door Limited
- The Guinness Partnership
- The Riverside Group Limited
- Together Housing Association Limited
- Together Housing Group
- Vivid Housing Limited
- Walsall Housing Group Limited
- Wandle Housing Association limited
- Watford Community Housing Trust
- Westminster Community Homes Limited
- Windrush Alliance UK Community Interest Company
- Your Housing Group