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Suzanne Benson

Suzanne Benson

Partner and head of real estate
Trowers & Hamlins
Commercial InterestsAsset management/Property services, Compliance/Fire Safety, Development/Land/Planning/Regeneration, PRS/Build-to-Rent, Regulation and Governance

Biography

Suzanne is the firm's national Head of Real Estate, working on major projects (including strategic land, joint ventures and regeneration) and the delivery of residential and mixed use schemes.

 

Suzanne specialises in the development of market stimulation products and home ownership initiatives and advises Homes England in relation to their range of grant funded homeownership products - including shared ownership and Help to Buy.

 

Suzanne's work in this area has also led her to develop a specialism in FCA and Consumer Credit work and she co-authored the National Housing Federation Guide to Consumer Credit Authorisation for Registered Providers. Suzanne also heads up our Sales and Homeownership team who specialise in newbuild sales and leasehold management transactions for private developers, Registered Providers and Local Authorities.

 

Suzanne is the co-chair of the Pro-Manchester Property and Regeneration Committee and a board member of Future of Greater Manchester. She is also a Business Representative on the board of the Our Manchester Forum and on the editorial panel of ThinkHouse – an initiative to raise awareness on new research on housing issues.

Recent Articles

The Thinkhouse Review: levelling up and regeneration in the North of England – the unequal effect of the cost of living crisis

The Thinkhouse Review: levelling up and regeneration in the North of England – the unequal effect of the cost of living crisis

Every month, the Thinkhouse Review flags the most recent must-read housing research from across the UK. This month, Suzanne Benson explores the take-aways from a paper about the challenge of delivering true regeneration in the North of England
The Thinkhouse Review: what the research says about First Homes and permitted development rights

The Thinkhouse Review: what the research says about First Homes and permitted development rights

What researchers had to say about First Homes, permitted development rights and affordable housing. Suzanne Benson takes a look at some of the latest research in this month’s Thinkhouse Review