Social Housing
UK Guide 2025 : North East & Yorkshire
Band 1
Contact number
0370 194 1000About
Provided by Bevan Brittan LLP
Our dedicated team of specialist housing management lawyers have been providing legal advice and support to social landlords for over 20 years.
We act for all types of social housing providers including housing associations and NHS trusts on the management of their residential property portfolios.
Our team members ‘live and breathe’ social housing. Made up of experienced housing management specialists, the team offers a knowledgeable, reliable, flexible and commercial service – we make it our business to understand your business.
We also appreciate that there is no 'one size fits all' approach to housing management, and that each problem requires a tailored solution. We have the breadth and depth of experience to unlock difficult problems and resolve even the most challenging of disputes.
Chambers Review
Bevan Brittan fields a number of experienced practitioners able to advise on property matters. The firm offers recognised strengths in development work, alongside broader expertise in group structuring, transactional issues and Right to Buy schemes.
Work Highlights
- Bevan Brittan acted for Yorkshire Housing on a range of property acquisitions through Section 106 agreements across Yorkshire and the North East.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It's a very knowledgeable, supportive, commercially-minded and proactive team."
"The team at Bevan Brittan is very responsive."
"The team have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of developments in a social housing context."
"It's a very knowledgeable, supportive, commercially-minded and proactive team."
"The team at Bevan Brittan is very responsive."
"The team have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of developments in a social housing context."
Notable Practitioners
Julie Cowan-Clark regularly advises housing associations on the purchase of development land and units. She also has notable experience assisting clients on regeneration projects involving joint ventures.
"Julie is amazing in every way."
"Julie is always responsive and on hand, taking time to understand clients' organisations."
"Julie has a lot of experience and is a real value-add for clients."
Richard Stirk advises both developers and housing associations on a variety of different property transactions and acquisitions.
"Richard provides an excellent level of service. He is responsive, knowledgeable and trustworthy."
"He's a straightforward, knowledgeable player in the sector. He gets on really well with clients and is good at building relationships."
"Richard is strong at understanding pressures and deadlines. He absolutely understands client requirements, thinking of our longer-term needs too."
"Richard always goes above and beyond."
John Cox focuses his practice on housing management in the social housing sector. He advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious mandates.
"John is really good and down to earth. He is effective in his representation of clients too."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bevan Brittan LLP
North East & Yorkshire