Slaughter and May advised the Department for Communities and Local Government on the award of the licence to deliver the Affordable Housing Guarantee Scheme to Affordable Housing Finance plc (a subsidiary of The Housing Finance Corporation Limited). Under the Affordable Housing Guarantee Scheme, the Department for Communities and Local Government will guarantee up to £3.5 billion of debt for private registered providers who commit to building new affordable housing.

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Financing: Andrew McClean (partner),  Frances Churchard (associate); Corporate and Commercial: Tim Pharoah (partner), James Odom (associate)