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Clarke Willmott LLP
Clarke Willmott LLP has a specialist team of commercial property and banking lawyers who focus on social housing finance. The group advises a number of funders in the social housing sector, acting in a variety of funding arrangements and development funding. The team acts for both borrowers and lenders, and took on new clients in 2022, including Tai Caron on the borrower side. Both practice head Vicky Kells and Fraser MacRae specialise in the social housing finance sector and bring knowledge of the Welsh market to the firm. The securitisation team provides further support, handling property charging and due diligence for stock transfers. Senior associate Charlotte Lord is taking a lead role in the team’s work for Metropolitan Thames Valley.
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Testimonials
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‘Good, close team with a significant amount of expertise.’
‘Very knowledgeable in their field of expertise.’
‘Good client portal, and a partner or another team member has always been available during transactions.’
‘Vicky Kells has been great in charging exercises; she has regular catch-ups and gets the job done.’
Key clients
- Silva Homes
- Southern Housing
- Optivo
- Metropolitan Thames Valley
- Notting Hill Genesis
- Triodos Bank UK Limited
- Principality Building Society
- Handelsbanken
- RHA Wales Group
- Hafod Housing Association
- Melin Homes
- Taff Housing
- United Welsh Housing Association Limited
- Cardiff Community Housing Association
- Tai Tarian
- Tai Calon
- Caredig
- Cadwyn Housing Association
Work highlights
- Advised Silva Homes on its £100m private placement.
- Advising Southern Housing on a new £150m facility with NatWest.
- Advising Principality Building Society on a £50m loan to Pobl and a £26m loan to Caredig.
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Practice head
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Vicky Kells, Lindsay Felstead