
Social Housing
UK Guide 2026 : London (Firms)
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Provided by Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
Penningtons Manches is recognised as a top provider of legal advice to the social housing sector. We establish strong relationships with clients which result in an innovative and commercially aware service. Our team is valued for its commitment to high standards of customer care and price transparency.
We have a respected and thriving practice which forms a significant part of the firm's business. We are proud of the focused and personal service we offer to our clients that rely on us to combine clear commercial advice with a sense of social responsibility.
Our clients include housing associations (from organisations with less than 1,000 homes to some of the largest housing providers in the country), local authorities, local housing companies, private developers and consultants.
The team is praised for its creative solutions, including actively seeking land and business opportunities for housing providers from the firm’s broad client base of institutional investors, house builders, developers and contractors.
We have invested in improving our capability through the intelligent use of IT. Our extranet service is capable of automating many aspects of the property sales process, reducing delays and voids, and minimising our clients’ funding and administrative costs.
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Work Highlights
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Penningtons Manches Cooper acted for Sovereign Network Group in connection with the acquisition of 162 affordable units.
Strengths
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The team have deep construction-related knowledge and wide-ranging specialism. They have willingness to solve problems and deliver creative solutions.
Social Housing respondentUKPenningtons Manches Cooper has the range of experience across the team to support various workstreams.
Social Housing respondentUK
Notable Practitioners
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Andrew Casstles
Andrew Casstles focuses his social housing practice on development transactions, on which he acts for housing association clients.
Andrew is calm, very knowledgeable about what we deal with and very prompt.
Social Housing respondentUK
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Andrew Casstles
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