Praised for its ‘extremely professional’ service, Harper Macleod LLP is renowned for its extensive work with registered social landlords (RSLs). The dedicated housing team also acts for the Scottish Government, local authorities, and a range of private sector bodies. The group is under the joint leadership of Derek Hogg, who provides governance, constitutional and funding advice, and James McMorrow, who is experienced in corporate, regulatory, and public procurement matters. Collette Miller regularly supports RSLs with tenancy issues, shared ownership matters, and boundary disagreements. Euan Pirie concentrates on the construction aspects of new-build housing projects, and David McIndoe brings expertise in shared equity schemes.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team at Harper Macleod are extremely professional in all their interactions with our organisation. The advice provided is comprehensive and robust. They are more responsive than other firms and have a very positive outlook.’
‘Derek Hogg has been a great support to our organisation. He is helpful, supportive and professional at all times. Derek is clearly very experienced and knowledgeable and has been able to support our organisation on a wide variety of matters.’
Key clients
- Link Group Limited
- Wheatley Housing Group and Spire View HA
- Kingdom Housing Association and St Andrews University
- Caledonia HA
- Cunninghame HA
- Clyde Valley HA
- Govan HA
- Link Group
- Scottish Borders HA
- West of Scotland HA
- Kingdom HA, Eildon HA
- Grampian HA,
- Cunninghame HA
- Caledonia HA
- Cairn HA
- Govan HA
- Melville HA
- Berwickshire HA
- Hillcrest Homes Scotland and Hebridean Housing Partnership
- Fife and West Lothian Councils.
- Scottish Borders, Caledonia, Govan and Fife HA's
- Scottish Borders Housing Association Limited
- Fife Council
- Ark Housing Association Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for Link Group in establishing a new £70 million sustainable finance facility from Bank of Scotland, including margin-linked detailed sustainability targets.
- Acted for St Andrews University and Kingdom Housing Association in relation to a postgraduate “student village” joint venture at a site in St Andrews, which is funded on an income-strip basis.
- Acted for Fife Council in the acquisition of multiple housing development sites across Fife, and the negotiation of construction contracts with various developers/constructors.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Derek Hogg, James McMorrow