Pinsent Masons LLP houses a go-to social housing team that regularly acts for local authorities in housing projects, and advises on the structure of joint ventures for housing delivery. Practice head Anne Bowden also chairs the firm’s national local government practice, and is often active in regeneration schemes. Other notable team members include Nick McDonald, who heads up the team for planning and CPO for council-led housing regeneration projects, and public sector specialist Rebecca Rowley, who frequently advises on housing-led development and infrastructure schemes
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team demonstrate deep knowledge of current and emerging legislation, as well as the housing and property markets, and are able to understand projects and specific issues very quickly, providing clear, practical advice.'
'The team's broad and deep experience of working with local authority clients, as well as developers and providers, has added a huge amount of value over the years.'
Key clients
- Westminster City Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Work highlights
- Acting for London Borough of Wandsworth in its two largest council estate regeneration projects, which between them will deliver over 4,500 new homes.
- Advising London Borough of Haringey on its High Road West regeneration scheme for the last 6 years.