BTO Solicitors LLP adopts a multidisciplinary approach while providing housing associations with an ‘excellent and professional level of service’. Jeremy Glen leads a team, which frequently provides regulatory advice, governance assistance and land acquisition support. Marieclaire Reid has ’extensive knowledge of social housing law’ and works with various registered social landlords on contractual negotiations and development work. Aaron Kane is a noted litigator and also contributes to the practice.
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Testimonials
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- 'Marieclaire Reid always provides an excellent level of service.'
- 'An excellent and professional level of service provided.'
- 'BTO has extensive experience in dealing with all aspects of social housing.'
- 'We mostly deal with Marieclaire Reid who has extensive knowledge of Social Housing Law. She provides thorough and thoughtful advice.'
- 'The team provides first-class advice and great care is taken when managing sensitive issues.'
- 'The firm can deal with all aspects of our business as a registered social landlord – governance, employment, contract, litigation, property etc. The team’s in-depth, expert knowledge of the sector ensures that timely, tailored and practical advice is provided to suit our business requirements.'
- 'BTO’s team, across various legal disciplines, work in partnership to meet our business needs and provide the right expert guidance and advice. In our experience, not all firms can offer this service to social housing clients.'
- 'The depth and breadth of the BTO team is excellent, they are commercially astute and perceptive, and they understand the complexities of our business and sector.'
- 'All parties from partners to associates in the housing and conveyancing and charity team are excellent.'
- 'BTO have a solid and long history of legal work in the social housing and charity sector.'
Key clients
- Langstane Housing Association
- Albyn Housing Society
- Grampian Housing Association
- Partick Housing Association
- Hillhead Housing Association 2000
- Cloch Housing Association
- ng homes (North Glasgow Housing Association)
- Loreburn Housing Association
- Govan Housing Association
- Kingdom Housing Association
- Cadder Housing Association
- Cathcart & District Housing Association
- Key Housing Association
- Milnbank Housing Association
- Oak Tree Housing Association
- Provanhall Housing Association
- Lanarkshire Housing Association
- The Richmond Fellowship Scotland
Work highlights
Advising Loreburn Housing Association in connection with a distressed construction project where the design and build contractor ultimately became insolvent.
Assisted an association in updating its rules (constitution) to accommodate changes sought by the registrar, the Financial Conduct Authority, in response to earlier changes to the Rules, as well as an update to amend how one member of the Management Committee of the Association is appointed.
Practice head
Jeremy Glen
Other key lawyers
Douglas Strang; Marieclaire Read; Aaron Kane