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Finding practical and realistic solutions to the ever increasing imbalance between the supply and demand for affordable and social housing, in a world of unprecedented social, political and economic uncertainty, presents significant challenges. Our affordable and social housing lawyers have the experience, expertise and full sector immersion to help you navigate these turbulent waters.

At the heart of our multi-disciplinary affordable housing practice is a team of specialist real estate lawyers who bring the extensive experience and knowhow of the firm's market leading real estate development and investment practice to the highly specialised and regulated world of affordable and social housing.

Whether you're a traditional housing association, a for profit registered provider, an investor or a lender, we've got you covered. We'll take the time to build a long-term partnership with you to get you where you want to be. 

With you from start to finish

Working as an extension of your team, we offer support at all stages of the development and investment life cycle, from initial acquisition through to disposal or long term retention and management.  

Our dedicated real estate team is backed up by strength in depth expertise in social housing finance, corporate and governance, employment and pensions, health and safety, housing management, tax, construction, building safety, planning and environmental, commercial contracts and outsourcing and dispute resolution. 

We have specialists advising across the full remit of living sectors, including build to rent, student housing, co-living and senior living as well as in health and social care. Our shared technical excellence and market insight across these areas, combined with our full service delivery, sets us apart from traditional social housing firms. 

Finding practical and realistic solutions to the ever increasing imbalance between the supply and demand for affordable and social housing, in a world of unprecedented social, political and economic uncertainty, presents significant challenges. Our affordable and social housing lawyers have the experience, expertise and full sector immersion to help you navigate these turbulent waters.

At the heart of our multi-disciplinary affordable housing practice is a team of specialist real estate lawyers who bring the extensive experience and knowhow of the firm's market leading real estate development and investment practice to the highly specialised and regulated world of affordable and social housing.

Whether you're a traditional housing association, a for profit registered provider, an investor or a lender, we've got you covered. We'll take the time to build a long-term partnership with you to get you where you want to be. 

With you from start to finish

Working as an extension of your team, we offer support at all stages of the development and investment life cycle, from initial acquisition through to disposal or long term retention and management.  

Our dedicated real estate team is backed up by strength in depth expertise in social housing finance, corporate and governance, employment and pensions, health and safety, housing management, tax, construction, building safety, planning and environmental, commercial contracts and outsourcing and dispute resolution. 

We have specialists advising across the full remit of living sectors, including build to rent, student housing, co-living and senior living as well as in health and social care. Our shared technical excellence and market insight across these areas, combined with our full service delivery, sets us apart from traditional social housing firms. 

How we can help

We take a multi-disciplinary approach to legal advice on affordable housing which means that we truly can, and do, deliver a full service. Our clients rely not only on our technical excellence and decades of experience in real estate development and investment, but also on our ability to support in all other areas of their business.

Real estate

Advising RPs on the acquisition, development, management and disposal of social housing, including deal structuring, grant and funding, nomination rights, infrastructure, intra-group arrangements, site set up and a wide range of volume conveyancing transactions. Advising investors into the social housing market, using corporate and asset structuring models and forward funding/sale.

Real estate

Advising RPs on the acquisition, development, management and disposal of social housing, including deal structuring, grant and funding, nomination rights, infrastructure, intra-group arrangements, site set up and a wide range of volume conveyancing transactions. Advising investors into the social housing market, using corporate and asset structuring models and forward funding/sale.

Social housing finance

Social housing finance

As experts in the social housing sector, our banking team offers comprehensive advice on corporate banking facilities, bond issues and private placements.

Corporate, tax and governance

Corporate, tax and governance

Our corporate, tax and governance teams advise on acquisitions, transfers of engagements, strategic investments, disposals, joint ventures and restructurings, providing tailored tax advice and managing ongoing risk, regulatory compliance and governance obligations.

Employment and pensions

Employment and pensions

From the everyday to the strategic, our HR legal team advises RPs on the full range of employment and pension issues, including discrimination and whistleblowing tribunal claims, equal pay litigation, agency worker disputes, national minimum wage compliance, holiday pay, trade union recognition and industrial action and ESG issues.

Dispute resolution, health and safety and housing management

Dispute resolution, health and safety and housing management

Our large dispute resolution team manages the resolution of a wide range of disputes and has dedicated team members who specialise in affordable housing including risk management, statutory compliance, avoidance and prevention of accidents and incidents, inquests and housing management matters.

Construction and building safety

Construction and building safety

Our contentious and non-contentious construction teams advise on project finance, funding and development agreements, and all forms of building contracts, appointments, warranties and ancillaries and resolution of construction disputes through arbitration, mediation and litigation, with dedicated experts on building safety.

Planning and environmental

Planning and environmental

Our planning experts advise on planning applications, planning obligations (including affordable housing specifics) and infrastructure agreements. They also have considerable experience of planning appeals and call-in inquiries, examinations into local plans, compulsory purchase orders and judicial review litigation. Our environmental team advises on compliance with environmental obligations and reporting standards.

Commercial

Commercial

Our commercial team advises on a wide range of issues in areas such as supply chain, public procurement, facilities management, property management, IT, cyber security, data protection, IP, outsourcing, supply of goods and services and consumer law.

Awards & recognition

"My experience of working with Gowlings has been excellent, they managed to really get under the skin of our project, becoming a collaborative part of our wider team. They have drawn upon a number of different specialisms whilst giving us a one stop service. Their advice is always clear and have a great way of providing detailed explanations on some more technical matters!"

Social housing client

"Gowling is commercially very astute, can focus on multiple issues and has the ability to stand back to represent the clients' commercial interests".

Chambers & Partners

"The Gowling team are responsive, pragmatic and commercial in their approach. They field a diverse and energised team. We have great access to the team that do the deals, and they are always available, push transactions forward, have a great attention to detail and make our legal work pleasurable!"

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Client work

Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Hyde Group

Hyde Group

Hyde Group

We advised on Hyde Group's cornerstone investment in the launch of the M&G Shared Ownership Fund and its acquisition of Pinnacle Group.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Social Housing REIT Plc

L&G Affordable Homes

L&G Affordable Homes

Our affordable housing lawyers provided real estate structuring advice and support and acting on a wide range of development matters. This included the bulk acquisition of open market housing from major housebuilders for onward shared ownership sale.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Sanctuary Housing

Sanctuary Housing

Sanctuary Housing

Our social housing solicitors advise on all aspects of its Homes England and GLA development programmes, as well as various issues including debt raise and bond issues, building safety, energy and utility issues and property and housing management dispute resolution.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - L-G Affordable Homes

Social Housing REIT Plc

Social Housing REIT Plc

Our social housing team has been advising on the vast majority of the REIT’s real estate and debt-raise legal work since its launch in 2017.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Hyde Group

Hyde Group

Hyde Group

We advised on Hyde Group's cornerstone investment in the launch of the M&G Shared Ownership Fund and its acquisition of Pinnacle Group.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Social Housing REIT Plc

L&G Affordable Homes

L&G Affordable Homes

Our affordable housing lawyers provided real estate structuring advice and support and acting on a wide range of development matters. This included the bulk acquisition of open market housing from major housebuilders for onward shared ownership sale.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Sanctuary Housing

Sanctuary Housing

Sanctuary Housing

Our social housing solicitors advise on all aspects of its Homes England and GLA development programmes, as well as various issues including debt raise and bond issues, building safety, energy and utility issues and property and housing management dispute resolution.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - L-G Affordable Homes

Social Housing REIT Plc

Social Housing REIT Plc

Our social housing team has been advising on the vast majority of the REIT’s real estate and debt-raise legal work since its launch in 2017.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Hyde Group

Hyde Group

Hyde Group

We advised on Hyde Group's cornerstone investment in the launch of the M&G Shared Ownership Fund and its acquisition of Pinnacle Group.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Social Housing REIT Plc

L&G Affordable Homes

L&G Affordable Homes

Our affordable housing lawyers provided real estate structuring advice and support and acting on a wide range of development matters. This included the bulk acquisition of open market housing from major housebuilders for onward shared ownership sale.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Sanctuary Housing

Sanctuary Housing

Sanctuary Housing

Our social housing solicitors advise on all aspects of its Homes England and GLA development programmes, as well as various issues including debt raise and bond issues, building safety, energy and utility issues and property and housing management dispute resolution.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - L-G Affordable Homes

Social Housing REIT Plc

Social Housing REIT Plc

Our social housing team has been advising on the vast majority of the REIT’s real estate and debt-raise legal work since its launch in 2017.
Client work - Living - Affordable and social housing - Hyde Group

Hyde Group

Hyde Group

We advised on Hyde Group's cornerstone investment in the launch of the M&G Shared Ownership Fund and its acquisition of Pinnacle Group.

Personnes-ressources

Jaqueline Knox

Jacqueline Knox

Partner

Co-head of Social Housing

Birmingham
Gemma Courtenay

Gemma Courtenay

Co-Head of Affordable Housing

Birmingham
Sally Farrall

Sally Farrall

Legal Director

Birmingham
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