Ranking tables
Social Housing: Finance | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
- Elizabeth Collett Addleshaw Goddard LLP15 Years Ranked
Julian Barker Devonshires LLP18 Years Ranked- Lee Shankland Addleshaw Goddard LLP23 Years Ranked
Louise Leaver Bevan Brittan LLP16 Years Ranked
Sarah Whitty Winckworth Sherwood14 Years Ranked
Sharon Kirkham Devonshires LLP14 Years Ranked- Steven Mackie Addleshaw Goddard LLP18 Years Ranked
- Alexis Hayworth Pinsent Masons7 Years Ranked
Chris Drabble Devonshires LLP22 Years Ranked
Eleanor James Trowers & Hamlins LLP9 Years Ranked
Gary Grigor Devonshires LLP11 Years Ranked- Jennie Chilton Addleshaw Goddard LLP5 Years Ranked
Jon Coane Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP5 Years Ranked
Melanie Comer Trowers & Hamlins LLP5 Years Ranked
Natalie Singh Trowers & Hamlins LLP10 Years Ranked- Nick Barlow Addleshaw Goddard LLP9 Years Ranked
- Ruby Giblin Winckworth Sherwood10 Years Ranked
Vicky Kells Clarke Willmott LLP8 Years Ranked
Adriana Klincova Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP4 Years Ranked
Alice Overton Devonshires LLP4 Years Ranked
Fraser Macrae Clarke Willmott LLP20 Years Ranked- Helen Hunter Addleshaw Goddard LLP3 Years Ranked
Jessica Church Bevan Brittan LLP10 Years Ranked- Jill O'Reilly Winckworth Sherwood2 Years Ranked
Katie Dyer Bevan Brittan LLP4 Years Ranked- Naomi Roper Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP1 Years Ranked
Natalie Swales Devonshires LLP3 Years Ranked- Saghar Roya Devonshires LLP1 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Addleshaw Goddard LLPSocial Housing: Finance2026 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedAddleshaw 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.
1 Devonshires LLPSocial Housing: Finance2026 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedDevonshires 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.
1 Trowers & Hamlins LLPSocial Housing: Finance2026 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedTrowers & 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.
Band 2
2 Bevan Brittan LLPSocial Housing: Finance2026 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedBevan Brittan advises on a broad range of social housing finance matters, with particular strength acting for housing associations as borrowers. It offers expertise in private placements, loan restructurings and refinancing matters. The team also advises on loan securitisations.
2 Pinsent MasonsSocial Housing: Finance2026 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedPinsent 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.
2 Winckworth SherwoodSocial Housing: Finance2026 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedWinckworth 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.
Band 3
3 Anthony Collins Solicitors LLPSocial Housing: Finance2026 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedAnthony 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.
3 Clarke Willmott LLPSocial Housing: Finance2026 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedClarke 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.