Home office: Bristol
Stephen assists House Builders and Registered Providers of Social Housing to build new communities by carrying out the due diligence and the legal work necessary to acquire land for new development.
Stephen is a Partner in our Social Housing and Development team in the South West and has over twelve years of experience dealing with a broad range of transactional commercial property matters. Stephen has specialised in development and social housing specifically for over ten years and has built up a wealth of experience and knowledge in these areas.
How Stephen can help you
Stephen primarily focuses on the acquisition of dwellings for Registered Providers of Affordable Housing from House Builders and sites for residential development. However, Stephen has experience of all types of development transactions including joint ventures, affordable housing sales, Community Land Trust sales, funding, infrastructure, site setups and plot sales.
Recommendations
I feel that the level of service you [Stephen Harper] has offered Bromford has been top notch. I’ve found you to be very methodical and thorough in your work and very knowledgeable.
James Mcloughlin, Bromford Housing Association
Stephen has acted for us on a variety of transactions with varying degrees of complexity and scale. I have always found him to be hard working, diligent and willing to take on challenging issues with enthusiasm. We rely on his ability to identify the key risks and deliver legal solutions in a timely and professional manner.
Sarah McQuatt, Land and New Business Manager at Alliance Homes
Stephen is helpful, dedicated and always takes the time to answer my many questions. I would be lost without his help at times! He is a real credit to Clarke Willmott.
Employee, Bromford
Articles by Stephen
Commercial property
Housing Need Recognised in 2024’s Autumn Statement
In her response to yesterday’s budget, Kate Henderson Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation, says: Today’s budget…
Commercial property
So, what is “Grey Belt”?
With the Government looking to free up land for new homes by re-designating some green belt land as “grey belt”, and stating that 50% of…