Social Housing: Finance | UK

Addleshaw Goddard is the go-to firm for lenders acting on a broad range of social housing transactions, including security charging and the privatisation of local authority housing stock. The team demonstrates experience acting for lenders in relation to large-scale mergers of housing associations. It also handles bond issues, debt refinancing and restructuring, and has further expertise in handling private placements.

Devonshires is one of the leading firms for borrowers, regularly handling capital markets issues and loan documentation. The team acts for registered providers and registered social landlords on securitisation issues and property charging exercises, and is also equipped to advise them on lending arrangements and on the finance aspects of their mergers.

Trowers & Hamlins is a leading firm for all aspects of social housing finance. The team acts for both borrowers and lenders, and frequently advises housing associations on capital markets transactions and finance restructuring. It demonstrates notable experience handling all documents for high-value revolving credit facilities.

Bevan Brittan advises on a broad range of social housing finance matters, with particular strength acting for local authorities and housing associations as borrowers. It offers expertise in private placements, loan restructurings and refinancing matters. The team also advises on loan securitisations.

Pinsent Masons has a nationwide lender-focused department acting for a number of well-known banks and other funders. It advises on debt capital markets transactions, syndicated lending and securitisations, among other matters.

Winckworth Sherwood provides counsel to registered providers on a wide range of finance and charging matters. The team is also able to advise lenders and institutional investors, regularly handling multimillion-pound financings and offering notable experience in private placements.

Anthony Collins Solicitors acts for housing associations on the borrower side of funding transactions. The team facilitates bilateral and syndicated loan deals, as well as large-scale property charging exercises. It also demonstrates expertise in capital markets transactions, including bond issues and private placements, and is equipped to advise on development funding issues. The firm offers further notable experience handling mergers and demergers between housing associations.

Clarke Willmott handles a wide range of social housing finance matters, particularly out of its Cardiff office. The team is experienced in advising a range of housing associations and their funders in relation to projects in Wales, and is also equipped to advise on developments nationwide. Its areas of expertise include private placements, bilateral and syndicated loans, and revolving credit facilities.