Bevan Brittan strengthens property and housing with Dentons team hire

Law firm Bevan Brittan has bolstered its property, housing and care expertise with the hire of a team from Dentons.

The team is led by partner Wendy Wilks and includes Fiona McDonald (senior associate), Kim Watson (paralegal) and Janice Richards (personal assistant). It will be based in Bevan Brittan’s London office.

Bevan Brittan said the firm would continue to advise on matters including property, property development, property finance, governance, estate regeneration and management, and due diligence transactions.

Wendy Wilks said: “I, with others in the team, am delighted to be joining Bevan Brittan which has a strong and growing reputation in the housing and care sectors.

“We are excited to be aligning our experience with the considerable quality and breadth of services at the firm, and look forward to providing a first-class advice to clients throughout England and Wales.

“There remains an urgent need to provide quality affordable homes, and to find the right legal solution to put in place transactions and partnerships working with other entities, authorities and agencies to make that happen. We will continue to support all our current clients and their transactional work on which we have been advising.”

Jonathan Turner, head of housing at Bevan Brittan, said: “I would like to welcome Wendy, and the capability and experience that she and her team will provide to Bevan Brittan.

“With the joining of a London based team, the firm now has a considerable national presence across the housing, care and property sectors that can offer not just understanding of the law, but also market knowledge of opportunities, partnerships and introductions that will be of value to our clients.”