‘Knowledge of both the sector and the legal side, speed of response, accessibility, depth of the team, and amazing collaboration.’

‘The standout individuals are Lee Shankland-Gort and Geoff McGinley. They are excellent, proactive, and pragmatic with collaborative relationships. These individuals always go above and beyond to provide an outstanding, first-class service.’

‘Addleshaw Goddard is the pre-eminent lender law firm in the social housing sector. Their expertise and knowledge is second-to-none.’

‘Lee Shankland-Gort and Geoff McGinley are the main contacts. As well as being excellent lawyers, they are always available, always go the extra mile and always add value to the relationship.’

‘The team has specialist knowledge of our sector and provides strong support.’

‘We have a great relationship with the Devonshires’ social housing finance team, led by Julian Barker. They are always available, responsive and pragmatic in guiding us through whatever comes up, and they know the lay of the land across the sector to help in guiding best practice.’

‘They fight our corner doggedly when needed, but also guide pragmatic and realistic compromise to maintain transaction momentum when it is acceptable to do so.’

‘Julian Barker is relaxed, pragmatic, deeply knowledgeable and willing to have a real conversation using normal language that leads to practical action rather than living in a world of caveats and legal jargon. Great to work with and always on speed dial when anything comes up.’

‘Carolyn Thomas is attentive, independent and able to work through the details of loan agreements, restatements, variations and such like to ensure everything is attended to.’

‘Great knowledge of the sector.’

‘Good availability of Julian Barker.’

‘The firm in the last few years has built a strong social housing team, recruiting some great talent of partners with strong and excellent expertise.’

‘Katie Dyer, who has recently joined Bevan Brittan, has in-depth and great knowledge in the area of property charging. Katie has contributed to efficiencies being made in the wider sector, and she is really approachable and collaborative and makes clients feel at ease by using plain language to explain legal terms.’

‘Friendly to work with and pragmatic.’

‘Bevan Brittan provide an experienced team of loan security specialists in the social housing sector. Their personal touch through established relationships has seen the team grow in strength, team size and reach in sector. They have a breadth of expertise and national coverage.’

‘Katie Dyer, who recently joined Bevan Brittan, brings a depth of experience and knowledge that will strengthen their offering further.’

‘The key distinction with Bevan Brittan is their speed of action. Across the team we see a prompt, informed, and professional response to all matters.’

‘The team at Bevan Brittan are all highly qualified professionals who are extremely knowledgeable about the social housing sector. The team provide sound and pragmatic advice to their clients and seek to increase collaboration wherever possible.’

‘Wendy Wilks and her team are friendly, approachable and professional. They all go the extra mile to make sure that their clients needs are met. They have recently expanded their team to include fee earners from competitor firms who are known for their expertise in the social housing sector and will make excellent additions to a team that is already well respected.’

‘The practice contains a depth of skills and experience across a range of subjects that not all firms possess.’

‘In addition to their technical skills, individuals have a positive attitude. All questions raised were responded to promptly and a really proactive approach was taken to successfully completing the transaction on time.’

‘The team provide expert drafting and advice, with an enthusiastic, commercial, and down-to-earth attitude. It is a pleasure to work with this team, who go the extra mile to make me and our business feel like a priority.’

‘They use a blended team, adopting skill level and expertise to each matter. They have a no-nonsense approach, and a traffic light system which my business users find incredibly easy to understand, interpret and use.’

‘I have one key point of contact, making communications and instructions effective and streamlined. The individuals working in the team provide common sense advice, which cuts across complex legal, technical and commercial issues, which is digestible and readable by business users, which is a critical help to me and my function.’

‘They approach each case and matter using the know how they’ve gained from working with me and my business colleagues and don’t ask the same thing twice.’

‘Efficient and client-focused team.’

‘The whole team is expertly led by the partners, who take time to understand our needs and work hard to deliver them.’

‘ACS are a borrower-side law firm in the social housing finance market.’

‘Michael Nutman has really good deal management skills and his non-confrontational style works well in this sector.’

‘They were friendly and enthusiastic about our project and they were able to explain complex legal structures to me in a way that helped me understand them.’

‘I worked with Michael Nutman and I found him to be approachable, clear and personable. ’

‘The banking team feels balanced.’

‘A key strength and differentiator of Anthony Collins and their staff is not just their sector expertise but their focus and ability to utilise this expertise to the individual circumstances of their clients.’

‘Throughout the year, Anthony Collins have contacted us with advice on matters that they have identified are relevant to us and our business.’

‘The people are very professional and friendly.’

‘Professional service and speed of delivery. The team are great to work with and are very responsive to queries.’

‘Highly experienced and knowledgeable, Vicky Kells is a pleasure to work with as she takes ownership of the transaction and leads from the front. From our clients perspective, they have impressed with the service Clarke Willmott provides when acting on our behalf. ’

‘Outstanding knowledge of the sector in question. Regarded as a go-to firm for social housing.’

‘Vicky Kells and Fraser MacRae are without doubt experts within this field.’

‘Vicky Kells is great at what she does. Her advice is clear and concise and always prompt.’

‘Charlotte Lord is fantastic. Very quick at responding with detailed advice.’

‘The people are very engaging and accessible. They always seem to have someone available to respond to whatever queries we may have and whenever.’

‘We have had many years of working relationship with Jill O’Reilly, which makes for better communication and she is easier to access. She is always happy to provide us with support when required.’

‘Duncan Hubbard’s structured finance knowledge is excellent and he applied it to social housing in an innovative way.’

‘Good knowledge and efficient responses. A highly skilled team.’

‘Jack Andrew Kelly and Michael Newell are recommended’