Consultant
Linda is a consultant in TLT’s Real Estate Group with 30 years' experience of advising the social housing sector.
Linda specialises in the development of social and affordable housing as standalone projects or as part of mixed use schemes. She deals with a range of issues including the negotiation of complex development agreements, conditional contracts, the setting up of joint venture vehicles, planning agreements, shared ownership leases and service charges.
She has significant expertise in the development and management of Extracare housing and supported housing, which often involves negotiating services agreements and funding arrangements and drafting bespoke retirement leases.
Linda is well acquainted with the regulatory framework of the Homes and Communities Agency and how this impacts on her clients' businesses. This knowledge and her experience as a board member of a housing association allows her to give pragmatic and strategic advice to her clients.
Linda is independently recognised as an expert in the field of Social Housing by Chambers UK and Legal 500 UK, independent guides to the legal profession.
Linda has recently been inducted to the Legal 500's 'Hall of Fame' based on consistent praise from her clients over the last decade.
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
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Insights & events
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The Building Safety Act 2022: An update on the regulatory impact and liability risks for lenders
Commonhold and Leasehold Bill update: What is it all about?
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Renters' Rights Act 2025: A guide for Insolvency Practitioners and Fixed Charged Receivers
The Employment Rights Bill Shaping the details through four new consultations
CMA seeks views - Are public procurement rules creating barriers to supplier growth
Prevention without power - Rethinking the UK's coronial PFD system
Are we about to see the end of upwards-only commercial rent reviews in England and Wales?
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The Balancing Act: Setting the scene for regeneration
Biodiversity Net Gain: What’s changing and what it means for you
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The land use challenge: creating a system to deliver net zero
EV Charging Infrastructure in Northern Ireland: Outlook | TLT
The fast and the curious: Empowering in-house lawyers to create business value
Driving Demand: EVCI Funding and Development Opportunities | TLT
Evolving Cities: How are social values influencing our workplaces?
Rebalancing act: the impact of retail transformation on people and stores
How competitors can work together to protect the economy and consumers from the coronavirus crisis
Plugging into electric vehicle opportunities | Whitepaper
Government and public services legal panel appointments
TLT Named Supplier on Government Legal Panel | TLT
TLT reappointed to the National Legal Services Framework
TLT grows real estate offering with appointment of commercial expert
TLT strengthens public sector infrastructure and future energy offering with two new partners
TLT adds 29 lawyers creating one of the largest practices of its kind in the UK
Court of Appeal upholds CMA charge control for blue-light radio network services
TLT supports on sale of Belfast City Centre ETAP Hotel
TLT head of public inquiries and public law shines in The Lawyer's Hot 100 list 2024
TLT appointed to Council-Led Housing Network panel
TLT grows housing and regeneration team with appointment of legal director
TLT advises The Guinness Partnership on £400 million real estate joint venture
TLT and TCLP launch contract tool to combat climate change in the built environment
TLT Expands National Real Estate Practice | TLT
The Balancing Act: Setting the scene for regeneration
Biodiversity Net Gain: What’s changing and what it means for you
TLT oversees an international acquisition of a specialised South West business
Preparing for the Procurement Act 2023 - construction industry focus
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What does the next generation of our cities look like?
Issues and trends driving the shape of our cities: expert view from Savills & TLT
Office, Retail, and City Centres - What does the future hold?
Aldersgate interview with TLT: clean energy generation
The social housing whitepaper - what changes are on the horizon?
Break notices: ensuring that the break is validly exercised
Document automation for in-house legal teams | Contract management
