Praised as ‘one of the strongest social housing teams in the country’, Clarke Willmott LLP acts for a large volume of London-based registered providers. The regeneration, property, and development group is led by Kate Silverman, regularly advising on the establishment of joint ventures and the acquisition of sites. Lindsay Felstead heads up the housing management team, while Kary Withers leads the property litigation department. Another key member of the team is Vicky Kells, who chairs the social housing finance practice.
Testimonials
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‘Clarke Willmott LLP are easily accessible, diligent, reliable, trustworthy, and meticulous in case preparation, touching on the very least of details when providing advice.'
- 'Clarke Willmott LLP are a team that highly meet my expectations and deliver excellent services throughout. They answer my questions and provide me with objective advice.'
- 'The team at Clarke Willmott LLP has an incredible and magnificent depth and breadth. In each particular case I come up with, they provide strong, efficient and effective advice and results are there to prove it all. They know what the purpose of their work is, and everyone has a clear understanding of their responsibilities.'
- 'Emily Hope has proven to be a solid and accomplished lawyer who can be trusted with cases of the highest complexity. She has a combining exceptional technical knowledge and meticulous attention to detail with a personable approach. She always strives to achieve her client’s objectives.'
‘Emily Hope and her team are outstanding; always readily available to provide advice and support. They were innovative with obtaining the first Youth Injunction Order for our organisation, sourcing appropriate legal counsel with the skills and knowledge to achieve the desired outcome to safely protect victims and the community.’
‘Emily Hope is an exceptional solicitor. She is dedicated, knowledgeable, compassionate and a credit to Clarke Willmott LLP.’
‘The team is one of the strongest social housing teams in the country. They have high levels of expertise across the team and are a pleasure to work with. My experience is that they always go above any beyond for their clients.’
‘Emily Hope is a real stand out. I have worked with her on a number of matters. She is a delight to work with. She is able to deal with extremely technical legal questions with ease, but also provide pragmatic and practical advice. I could not recommend her highly enough.’
Key clients
- Peabody Trust
- Clarion
- London & Quadrant Housing Trust
- Metropolitan Thames Valley
- Southern
- Newlon Housing Trust
- The Riverside Group Limited
- BPHA
- Sovereign
- Guinness Partnership
- The London Borough of Southwark
Work highlights
- Represented Southern Housing in charging a portfolio of 1,281 affordable homes to a security trustee (M&G Trustee Company Limited) to be allocated to NatWest under its £250m facility.
- Assisted London & Quadrant with a bespoke works agreement in relation to gas safety upgrade works being undertaken with the ultimate landlord and freeholder (Tower Hamlets).
- Assisted London Local Authority with obtaining an outright order for possession in respect of tenancy fraud committed by tenant.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vicky Kells, Lindsay Felstead, Kate Silverman