England - West Midlands • Real estate
Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the team at Shakespeare Martineau LLP advises on a range of social housing matters, including acquisitions, housing management and construction, and the firm’s frequent appointment to housing group legal panels reflects the firm’s sector experience. The practice is led by Rachel Gwynne, who specialises in corporate governance for housing clients, and Louise Drew, who focuses on sales and asset management for registered providers. Emma Smith-Gamble, Joanna Lee-Mills and associates Paula Evans and Stewart Freeman are also key contacts in the team.
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Testimonials
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'We are pleased with how they react to our queries and their response time, which we find is very important for us to get completions through. If the person dealing with the case is not available then another member of the team will come back to us.’
‘Rachel Gwynne, Emma Smith-Gamble and Stewart Freeman are very approachable and really friendly and will assist with anything we throw at them or pass to another associate who can help.’
Key clients
- The ExtraCare Charitable Trust
- Platform Housing Group
- Orbit Group
- Longhurst
- Walsall Housing Group
- Nottingham Community Housing Group
- Wythenshawe Community Housing
- EMH
- The Field Lane Foundation
- Stonewater Group
Work highlights
- Advised The Field Lane Foundation on its acquisition of a domiciliary care agency.
- Advised EMH Housing & Regeneration on its first bespoke retirement living development shared ownership lease.
- Advised Citizen on the first phase of a five-year £500m investment and regeneration plan to develop 500 private sale homes and 2,800 affordable homes.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rachel Gwynne, Louise Drew