England - East Midlands • Real estate
Freeths LLP
Freeths LLP acts for some of the most significant local authorities and national developers in the sector with support from the firm’s national framework. The team is best known for its track record in property development and construction, while also being experienced in planning, securitisations and procurement matters. Sarah Rowe leads the social housing team and the key relationship partner for all clients in the sector, where she acts on social housing site and property acquisitions. Rachel Clarke is experienced in residential development, while Holly Chadwick specialises in the acquisition of large development sites.
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Key clients
- Cambridge City Council
- Warrington Borough Council
- Nottingham Community Housing Association Limited
- Partner Construction Limited
- Living Space
- Midland Heart Limited and Midland Heart Development Limited
- Kirklees Council
- Jigsaw Homes Midlands
- MyPad 2020 Limited
- Sedgemoor District Council
- London Borough of Ealing
- Sefton Borough Council
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Consilio Property Limited
- Bellway Homes Limited
- Inside Land
- London Borough of Camden
- Barratt David Wilson Homes Limited
- Torus Group
- North-East Lincolnshire Council
- Milton Keynes Developments Limited
- Davidsons Developments Limited
Work highlights
- Acting for Cambridge City Council in the setting up of the Cambridge Investment Partnership which is a JV between CCC and Hill Investments that is delivering, on a 50/50 Public Private Basis, a number of major Housing Developments across the city with a mixture of private and public funding.
- Acting for Partner Construction Limited on a tri-partite (landowner, contractor and buyer) sale and purchase agreement, conditional upon the grant of planning permission, in Carterton.
- Acting for Warrington Borough Council in its role as lender in relation to a loan to be made to Auxesia Homes Limited to fund the purchase of social housing in the north-west of England.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sarah Rowe