Meet the Team: Housing Management

Lindsay Felstead

Partner

Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Southampton and Taunton

Lindsay is Head of our Housing Management team and jointly leads our Social Housing sector team. Lindsay was called to the Bar in 2000 and subsequently admitted as a Solicitor in 2005.

View profile for Lindsay Felstead >

Matthew Wilson

Partner

Manchester

Matthew advises social landlords on contentious and non-contentious housing and asset management matters with a particular focus on housing conditions claims.

View profile for Matthew Wilson >

Neelam Sharma

Partner

Birmingham

Neelam is a partner in our Housing Management team and regularly acts for regional and national Housing Providers.

View profile for Neelam Sharma >

Alexandra Loxton

Chartered Legal Executive (Senior Associate)

Birmingham

Alex assists social housing providers to reach practical and robust solutions to a wide range of housing law and tenancy issues including in possession claims, injunction applications and disrepair matters.

View profile for Alexandra Loxton >

Matthew Bown

Senior Associate

Manchester

Matthew has derived experience from prior roles both in private practice and in-house within the social housing sector. Matthew was most recently lead housing management solicitor in an in-house legal team for a large registered provider of social housing.

View profile for Matthew Bown >

Clare Jones

Senior Associate

Manchester

Clare focuses on advising social landlords in relation to housing conditions claims, along with other housing matters. Clare can provide specialised support in relation to litigated housing conditions claims and strategy.

View profile for Clare Jones >

Emily Hope

Senior Associate

London

Emily advises social landlord clients on all areas of housing management. She has acted for a range of regional, national and specialist Housing Providers, as well as Local Authorities.

View profile for Emily Hope >

Chloe Siniara

Solicitor

Birmingham

Chloe qualified as a Solicitor in July 2025 but has worked in the housing sector for over 8 years. Prior to joining Clarke Willmott, Chloe has advised tenants eligible for Legal Aid on complex housing matters across the Law Centres Network, non-for profit organisations and briefly in the private sector.

View profile for Chloe Siniara >

Harriet Killeen

Associate

Manchester

Harriet is an Associate who represents social housing landlords in all arears of housing management.

View profile for Harriet Killeen >

Hesham Bilal-Hafiz

Solicitor

Manchester

Hesham meticulously analyses the merits of social housing disrepair disputes and robustly defends such claims with attention to detail and strong negotiations.

View profile for Hesham Bilal-Hafiz >

James Walker

Solicitor

Manchester

James acts on behalf of and advises social housing landlords across all areas of housing management including injunctions, possession, tenancy fraud, succession and advising on policy.

View profile for James Walker >

Leah Aldred

Solicitor

Manchester

Leah specialises in housing and anti-social behaviour related issues.

View profile for Leah Aldred >

Raihan Arif

Solicitor

Manchester

Working in the Housing Management team, Raihan deals with all aspects of housing management litigation including, injunctions, possession, succession, trespass and general tenancy management.

View profile for Raihan Arif >