Finance and investment specialist John Ralph and residential property specialist Nigel Emmerson jointly lead the cross-disciplinary social housing team at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP, which advises national and regional providers, housing associations, and local authorities on the full spectrum of relevant matters. Non-contentious mandates, including development and regeneration projects, feature prominently in the group’s workload; housing disrepair disputes, tenancy management, and anti-social behaviour injunctions are other areas of expertise. The group further strengthened its Newcastle offering with the April 2024 arrival of Julia Thomson, formerly at Ward Hadaway LLP.
Key clients
- Bernicia Group
- Home Group Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Bernicia on a dispute relating to the maintenance of water supply installations and a septic tank arising from a Large Scale Voluntary Transfer from Northumberland County Council.
- Acting as the main advisers for Rentplus UK Limited, which works in partnership with national government, housing associations, local authorities, local enterprise partnerships, developers, house builders and private investors, on funding and building new homes across the country.