Advising on developments, acquisitions and disposals of social housing, Foot Anstey‘s affordable housing team acts for housing associations and developers on a range of land and property transactions. Lara Borrett-Lynch leads the team from Southampton and has considerable experience covering a wide range of transactions, including golden brick arrangements. In Bristol, Anne Poole acts on acquisitions of social housing alongside independent living developments. In Truro, Rachel Langley specialises in residential developments. Paul Butterworth joined from Ashfords LLP in September 2024.
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‘I find all staff at Foot Anstey exceptionally professional, approachable and knowledgeable. They respond quickly and queries are fully investigated and presented.'
‘We largely deal with Rachel Langley. Rachel epitomises what we look for in a law firm - she is friendly and personable, but also extremely professional and knowledgeable. She is pragmatic and understands the risks we are willing to tolerate and what our non-negotiables are, and her recommendations are always well considered and explained.’
Key clients
- Livewest Homes Limited
- Westco Properties Limited
- Abri Group Limited
- Aster Group Limited
- Vivid Housing Limited
- Ocean Housing Limited
- Coastline Housing Limited
- Westward Housing
Work highlights
- Advised Livewest Housing on the acquisition of 83 affordable and 60 open market dwellings from Vistry as part of a £150m development.
- Advised Coastline Housing Limited on a subsale purchase of land for development including specialist planning access-related advice and provision of home for accessible and adaptable dwellings.
- Advised Coastline Housing Limited in relation to Homes England funding affordable homes programme 2021-26.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Lara Borrett-Lynch
Other key lawyers
Anne Poole; Rachel Langley; Georgina Massey; Jessamy Warren; Paul Butterworth