Social and affordable housing experience
- Swan - advised on the £521 million Swan complex group financing, acted for the lenders.
- Local Space - advised the lenders on this ground-breaking transaction to use projects-style cashflow financing for a registered social landlord.
- Ethical reinvestment housing - creating the first ethical reinvestment housing charity for a housebuilder.
- Network Housing - completing their £350 million financing transactions acting for the lenders.
- London KeyWorker Initiative - advised on the financial legal structuring for the London KeyWorker Initiative, acted for English Partnerships.
- Feltham and other developments - advised on the financing of a number of major regeneration and housing developments, including the financing of the major Feltham Town Centre development, acted for the developer.
- London Borough of Hackney - advised on the regeneration of Holly Street Estate, an inner-city housing regeneration project, acted for the local authority.
- Stoneham Housing Association - advice on a number of land acquisition and project management agreements, acted for the housing association.
- Network Housing Group - advised on £350 million, complex financing transactions, acted for the lenders.
- Incommunities Group - advised on £285 million financing transactions, acted for the lenders.
- First receivership in the sector - advised a lender on the first receivership and statutory moratorium of a housing association, Ujima.
- Council of Mortgage Lenders - worked with the CML to secure amendments to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 while it progressed through Parliament.
- London Development Agency - advised the LDA on major housing projects at St Andrews Hospital and Dalston Interchange including on affordable housing provision, sustainable development and gap funding issues.
- University of Greenwich - advised the university on its first education PFI project for its student accommodation village.
- Fortis Bank - advised on a development facility of £50 million to finance the construction of student accommodation in various locations and in connection with a syndicated £180 million revolving development facility to The UNITE Group, a major provider of student and key worker accommodation.
Understand highly complex legal issues and frame commercial advice very swiftly
Chambers UK 2009