Clarke Willmott acts on latest multi-million deal for client Orbit
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Clarke Willmott has acted on a second shared ownership tenanted transaction deal between Residential Secure Income plc (ReSI) and social housing provider Orbit.
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Case law update – Courts pivot to mandatory dispute resolution
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Social housing providers
On 29 November 2023, the Court of Appeal handed down judgement in the matter of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 confirming that the court can stay claims and compel parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution.
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Emily Hope
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Matthew Wilson
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Lindsay Felstead
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Clarke Willmott acts for Melin Homes in another multi-million pound deal
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We are delighted to have acted for housing association Melin Homes to secure a £150m funding package, the first social housing investment made by the Macquarie Group in Wales.
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First Homes are a form of discounted market sale housing and, as such, are a form of Affordable Housing which is sold directly from a developer to the end user without involvement from a social housing provider.
A multi-disciplinary team recently acted on a deal which sees the transfer of 191 shared ownership homes from Orbit Group, one of England’s largest social housing providers.
Clarke Willmott secures over £250m for Silva Homes
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Lawyers from our Cardiff office have advised housing association Silva Homes on the security for a £150 million bank refinancing and £100 million private placement.
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Matthew has derived experience from prior roles both in private practice and in-house within the social housing sector. Matthew was most recently lead housing management solicitor in an in-house legal team for a large registered provider of social housing.
Fraser represents both lenders and borrowers on secured and unsecured financing and advises on a mixture of loan agreements, note purchase agreements and other funding structures together with associated security documentation and intercreditor arrangements.
