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Janette Speed

Janette Speed

UK 2026

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Janette advises on a full range of residential and commercial development transactions for national housebuilders, property funds, student accommodation providers and Affordable Housing clients in Scotland.

She is particularly experienced in complex, large scale mixed use urban developments and strategic site assembly acquisitions. She also has extensive experience in project management across public/private sector initiatives as well as overseeing Scottish plots and disposals team for national clients in Scotland and her approach is seen by her clients as proactive, client focused and practical.

Recent projects on which she has advised include:

Acting in a multi-million pound new housing development at the former Hunter’s Tryst Primary School in Edinburgh for property fund PfP Capital through the site’s purchase and forward funded development. It is one of the first developments delivered as part of a housing investment fund set up last year by the Scottish Government and Places for People Group and its aim is to provide around 1,000 mid-market rent homes across the country. She is currently acting on another 3 sites across the central belt including Millerhill in Edinburgh where the fund acquired 2 parcels of land from a well-known contractor/housebuilder and construction is already underway.

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Social Housing - Scotland

Band 3
Band 3

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Janette Speed is head of the Shoosmiths social housing team in Scotland. She advises clients on a range of big-ticket projects, handling matters such as development transactions for registered social landlords.

Real Estate - Scotland

Band 4
Band 4

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Janette Speed has a particular focus on residential development, advising a number of national house builders as well as large landowners. She also has experience advising on matters in the student accommodation and social housing spaces.

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