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BETTER CITIES
Tackling inequality, homelessness, housing shortages and poverty in city regeneration projects. 

City leaders seeking to improve their cities through regeneration or otherwise must now consider environmental, social and governance issues in their planning.  Key considerations include creating or building on economic prosperity, dealing with environmental concerns such as resilience and decarbonisation and the consideration of social issues. 

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Such social issues include fixing the housing crisis, tackling rising homelessness cases, driving equality into the areas that need it most, as well as improving social mobility and finding ways to overcome poverty and the rising costs of living for people. This is no easy task especially as, in some cases, their are conflicting interests.  For example,  City the need to build low-carbon, sustainable homes can often delay progress in building social housing due to increased costs and time. 

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On this page you will find insights from our team, and from experts and those on the frontline of tackling these issues to help you make City wide improvements.

 

  

Knowledge & Insights

Key Contacts

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Madeleine Davitt 
Senior Partner
madeleine.davitt@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)20 3026 8295

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Malcolm Iley 
Non-Executive
malcolm.iley@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)20 7870 7500

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Sue McCormick
Client Director - Local Government 
sue.mccormick@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)20 3026 2824 

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Yvonne Hills
Client Director 
yvonne.hills@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)203 026 3467

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Stephen Chalcraft 
Partner - Real Estate
stephen.chalcraft@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)161 399 8202

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Yohanna Weber 
Partner - Planning
yohanna.weber@djblaw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 3026 9276

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Stephanie Hall
Partner - Planning 
stephanie.hall@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)1613 990127

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Nigel Hewitson
Partner - Planning & Heritage
nigel.hewitson@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)20 3026 1873

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Matthew Needham-Laing
Partner - Construction
matthew.needham-laing@djblaw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7189 1793

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Melanie Greer-Walker
Partner - Real Estate
melanie.greer-walker@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)203 026 9638

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Sean Palka
Partner - Real Estate 
sean.palka@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)20 3026 2621 

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Gillian Lewis
Partner - Real Estate 
gillian.lewis@djblaw.co.uk 
+44 (0)20 3026 2925

ABOUT DAVITT JONES BOULD​

As the largest, most experienced law firm specialising in real estate in the UK, we have been trusted advisors to the real estate market for 25 years. We have over 75 lawyers, all of whom joined us from senior in-house or private practice roles, and bring an average of 25 years’ post qualification experience each. With their expertise and commercial experience, we advise a prestigious client base in the public and private sector on the full spectrum of real estate legal issues, including commercial property, planning, property litigation, construction, environment, real estate finance and other related areas. Operating in our specialist area uniquely positions us to help other professional firms, and through our Real Estate Support solution we support teams in the silver circle, UK Top 30, US Top 50, the Big Four and beyond.

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