Clarke Willmott LLP has successfully secured a place on a panel of leading housing specialist law firms as part of a legal services framework agreement.
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Vicky Kells
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Lindsay Felstead
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Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law to take effect from October 2025
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Social housing providers
On 6 February 2025 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the three-phase introduction of Awaab’s law. This landmark reform is part of their agenda to improve the safety and quality of social housing.
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Emily Hope
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Clarke Willmott acts on sale of almost 400 shared ownership homes
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Social housing providers
The leading social housing team at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has facilitated the sale of 390 shared ownership homes, in a deal worth nearly £35m.
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Vicky Kells
and
Lindsay Felstead
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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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