LLG are delighted to host our first Housing & Regeneration National Lead meeting of 2025 featuring guest speakers Jessica Arczynski & Rita Bange.
In this session, both Jessica & Rita will be discussing " New Towns" & how best for Local Authorities to prepare for them.
This session is free for all LLG members & will be hosted virtually on Zoom.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Jessica specialises in all aspects of public sector housing, advising on key legal issues in relation to vires and structuring, public sector development and funding arrangements.
Jessica has in-depth experience of funding structures, having advised Homes England, Greater London Authority and numerous local authority and combined authorities on their grant and debt funding for real estate projects.
Examples include advising on housing infrastructure funding, debt and equity arrangements between local authorities and their subsidiaries and State Aid compliant structuring. Jessica has also advising on the Homes England and Greater London Authority's affordable housing programmes for 2016/21 as well as a wide range of bespoke grant funding agreements between public authorities and third parties (e.g. community revenue funding, Right to Buy receipts, modular housing).
Rita is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate team.
Rita is a highly regarded specialist in local government governance and regeneration, with extensive experience working in-house at Staffordshire County Council, Westminster City Council, and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Her deep understanding of local government challenges enables her to offer practical, solutions-focused advice, backed by a strong track record of successful delivery. Rita previously served as the national lead for housing and regeneration at Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) and was shortlisted for In-House Solicitor of the Year at the Law Society Awards 2021. She is also a member of the Law Society’s Property Section Committee.