Affordable housing finance

With over 50 years of expertise in the social housing finance sector, our solicitors can assist with securing the finance you need, including sale and leaseback arrangements, group borrowing structures and hedging arrangements.

Whether you need advice on capital market issues, private placements, group borrowing structures, hedging arrangements, bank borrowing, sale and leaseback arrangements, off balance sheet funding structures or other types of funding we are here to guide you every step of the way. We have the largest and most experienced team of lawyers in the social housing finance sector and are a nationally respected practice.

We understand our clients’ businesses and their aims for the future and we enjoy working in partnership with them to ensure that they are able to deliver the very best service to their customers. The fact that we act regularly for both borrowers and funders means that we understand the needs and concerns of both as well as having a thorough knowledge of current loan terms. This enables us to contribute positively to the negotiation process and to suggest practical solutions when issues arise. We're here to make your life easier and are used to working on highly complex transactions. We are an essential part of the team in any innovative transaction and our depth of experience means that we add real value to all mainstream financings.

In brief

  • Top ranked experts in the social housing finance sector
  • Highly experienced team covering all aspects of social housing finance
  • Innovative and commercial 
  • At the forefront of every change in the sector
  • Client focused and provide exceptional value for money

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Latest in Affordable housing finance

Insights
12 May 2026 | Author: Sharron Webster

Affordable Housing Summit 2026 - Turning policy into practice

Thank you to those who were able to attend our fourth Affordable Housing Summit. It was good to be able to interact with a full room on the day and we found it to be informative and enjoyable. For those who were unable to attend, we have set out the key takeaways below.

News
25 November 2025 | Author: Imogen Fisher & Lara Marsden

Trowers & Hamlins advises Blend Funding Plc on 350 million of new loans to three housing associations

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has advised Blend Funding Plc (part of The Housing Finance Corporation group) on £350 million of new loans to Vico Homes Limited, WHG and Aster Group. The facilities will support the delivery of new affordable homes and will provide Vico, WHG and Aster with flexible and affordable liquidity to help achieve their strategic plans.