Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Social housing.

Linda heads the firm’s social housing team. She has over 20 years’ experience and specialises in advising housing providers on acquisitions, disposals, associated planning agreements, home ownership transactions (both affordable and outright sale) and lease extensions, as well as advising on Right to Buy and Right to Acquire. Linda has strong relationships with clients including the Peabody Group, L&Q, Bromford, Paragon Asra and Vivid Housing. She pioneers initiatives for clients designed to help individuals to move into affordable home ownership and increased delivery from new providers to the sector. Linda is a regular contributor to sector publications and regularly speaks at leading sector conferences.

Edwards Duthie; Penningtons 1999 to date; partner 2005 to date.

Social Housing Law Association; Women in Social Housing; Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

Business law (LLB).