Social housing

Penningtons Manches Cooper is recognised as a top class provider of legal advice to the social housing sector. We establish dedicated, long term relationships with clients which result in an innovative and commercially aware service. Our team is valued for its commitment to high standards of customer care and transparency of pricing.

We have a developed, respected and thriving practice which represents a significant part of the firm's business. We are proud of the focused and personal service we offer to registered providers who rely on us to combine clear business oriented advice with a sense of social responsibility.

Our clients include housing associations ranging from organisations with less than 1,000 homes to some of the largest housing providers in the country, local authorities, local housing companies, and private developers and consultants active in the sector.

The team is praised for its creative solutions, including actively seeking land and business opportunities for housing providers from the firm’s broad client base of institutional investors, house builders, developers and contractors.

We have also invested heavily in improving our capability through the intelligent use of IT. Our extranet service is capable of automating many aspects of the property sales process, reducing delays and voids, and minimising our clients’ funding and administrative costs.