England - North • Real estate

DWF

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DWF advises affordable housing providers, local authorities, registered providers (RPs), and public bodies on the full spectrum of social housing services, including housing development, regeneration, home ownership disposals, s106 and infrastructure agreements. The Newcastle-based team includes 'strong and hard-working' Kelly Pearson, 'commercial' Lee Pickett, Marie Louise O’Hanrahan and Julie Polkey. Pickett co-heads the national public sector real estate team, while Pearson serves as head of the national affordable housing group. Right to acquire schemes, preserved right to buy and shared ownership disposals, and due diligence on development sites are frequent sources of work for the practice.

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  • ‘Commercial, well-resourced, quick, and technically sound. DWF's plans production service is innovative and very useful. They are easy to use and cost-effective.'

  • ‘The day-to-day contact and availability of the team to discuss ongoing matters and all the ad hoc advice given to me as and when matters arise is great. The relationship built with all the team over the years has proven invaluable to me.'

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Key clients

  • The Riverside Group Ltd
  • Places for People Group

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Work highlights

  • Advised The Riverside Group Ltd on its extensive property development programme.
  • Assisted Places for People Group on its property management programme, which included the £1.2m disposal of tenanted older person's accomodation and the £12 million disposal of a tenanted scheme of 130 units to RPs.

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