The benefits of Local Housing Companies (LHCs) still outweigh the alternatives, according to local government specialist Simon Randall. Randall, a partner at Lawrence Graham, said LHCs provide the perfect vehicle to regenerate urban housing under the Labour government's planned £5bn release of unspent cash from homes sold under the right to buy scheme. The Government is also reported to be considering allowing local authorities to raise finance to spend on housing.
The Lawyer Inquiry: Barrie Barker
Barrie Barker was born in Liverpool on 13 January 1943. He is a consultant lawyer at Collyer-Bristow. What was your first job? Delivering newspapers. What was your first ever salary as a lawyer? £1,250 per annum. What would you have done if you hadn’t become a lawyer? Landscape gardener. Which law could you live without? […]