NEWS·MARCH 2025
GLPG Launches Affordable Housing Division
GLPG has launched a new Affordable Housing division, expanding the firm's advisory offering across the residential development sector.
NEWS·MARCH 2025
GLPG Launches Affordable Housing Division
GLPG has launched a new Affordable Housing division, expanding the firm's advisory offering across the residential development sector.
Josh Weir is leading the new division, joining GLPG after eight years at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, where he worked as a Land Manager, acquiring and assessing development opportunities across London and the South East.
GLPG's Affordable Housing team will advise landowners, developers, investors and registered providers on the acquisition and disposal of affordable housing opportunities, with a particular focus on Section 106 housing.
The team will work across individual Section 106 packages, larger affordable housing-led development opportunities and transactions involving registered providers and other institutional affordable housing purchasers.
The division has been established in response to increasing demand from GLPG's existing development clients for specialist advice on the affordable housing element of their schemes, as well as growing interest from registered providers seeking access to suitable development opportunities.
Josh's experience on the acquiring side of the market gives the team an important understanding of how registered providers assess opportunities, including pricing, specification, funding, delivery requirements and internal approval processes.
Dean Leslie, Director at GLPG, commented:
"Affordable housing has become an increasingly important part of the work we are doing with developers and landowners, so establishing a dedicated team felt like a natural next step for the business.
Josh brings significant experience from his time at MTVH and understands the market from the perspective of a major registered provider. That insight will be extremely valuable to our clients, and we see a significant opportunity to build a market-leading advisory business in this sector."
Josh Weir commented:
"I'm delighted to be joining GLPG and launching the Affordable Housing division. Having spent the last eight years working within a registered provider, I am looking forward to applying that experience from an advisory perspective and helping clients navigate what can often be a complex part of the development process.
There is a real opportunity to create a highly specialist team that connects developers and landowners with the right affordable housing partners and provides informed advice throughout the transaction."
Josh Weir is leading the new division, joining GLPG after eight years at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, where he worked as a Land Manager, acquiring and assessing development opportunities across London and the South East.
GLPG's Affordable Housing team will advise landowners, developers, investors and registered providers on the acquisition and disposal of affordable housing opportunities, with a particular focus on Section 106 housing.
The team will work across individual Section 106 packages, larger affordable housing-led development opportunities and transactions involving registered providers and other institutional affordable housing purchasers.
The division has been established in response to increasing demand from GLPG's existing development clients for specialist advice on the affordable housing element of their schemes, as well as growing interest from registered providers seeking access to suitable development opportunities.
Josh's experience on the acquiring side of the market gives the team an important understanding of how registered providers assess opportunities, including pricing, specification, funding, delivery requirements and internal approval processes.
Dean Leslie, Director at GLPG, commented:
"Affordable housing has become an increasingly important part of the work we are doing with developers and landowners, so establishing a dedicated team felt like a natural next step for the business.
Josh brings significant experience from his time at MTVH and understands the market from the perspective of a major registered provider. That insight will be extremely valuable to our clients, and we see a significant opportunity to build a market-leading advisory business in this sector."
Josh Weir commented:
"I'm delighted to be joining GLPG and launching the Affordable Housing division. Having spent the last eight years working within a registered provider, I am looking forward to applying that experience from an advisory perspective and helping clients navigate what can often be a complex part of the development process.
There is a real opportunity to create a highly specialist team that connects developers and landowners with the right affordable housing partners and provides informed advice throughout the transaction."