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Sarah Patrice

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Partner in the Governance, funding & corporate team


Sarah Patrice

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I am driven by supporting and empowering our clients to create lasting social impact in their communities and businesses

Sarah started her legal career with Anthony Collins in 2001 and now heads up the firm’s governance, funding and corporate team. Specialising in all aspects of legal governance, she advises clients in the social housing, social business and charity sectors on wide-ranging contractual, governance, and Board-level issues.

Her client base is national, covering corporates, housing associations and community-based organisations, such as community-based charities, housing cooperatives, tenant and leasehold management organisations and community land trusts. She also advises several national umbrella bodies representing these smaller organisations.

As a trusted advisor who believes in standing up for and alongside her clients, Sarah employs a practical, proportionate and commercial approach, particularly when handling complex and highly contentious issues that require her to work across several disciplines. She adopts a collaborative approach when advising her clients and aims to make a real difference to the communities and beneficiaries they serve.

My advice and articles

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Read Pride in Place: governance, responsibilities and boundaries. This guidance is not to be missed
Jan 09, 2026 In Blog

Pride in Place: governance, responsibilities and boundaries. This guidance is not to be missed

For those who might have missed it in the run up to Christmas, MHCLG have produced, in addition to the prospectus, further guidance in...

Read From Locality with love: Key takeaways and insights from the ‘IFS100 and Locality Convention 2025’
Nov 24, 2025 In Blog

From Locality with love: Key takeaways and insights from the ‘IFS100 and Locality Convention 2025’

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you put hundreds of community champions, a fair few international guests, a couple of...

Read Reflections on NFTMO 2025: Banners, banter and big ideas
Jul 01, 2025 In Blog

Reflections on NFTMO 2025: Banners, banter and big ideas

Well, I’ve just about recovered from another brilliant NFTMO Annual Conference - and yes, I still haven’t figured out (or is that refuse...

Read 25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ to receive up to £ 20 million, announced in the Spending Review
Jun 11, 2025 In Blog

25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ to receive up to £ 20 million, announced in the Spending Review

The Government has today announced that 25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ will receive up to £20 million over the next decade.  This is hot...

Read £20m coming to a community near you? How are we going to learn from previous programmes?
Apr 07, 2025 In Blog

£20m coming to a community near you? How are we going to learn from previous programmes?

The Government announced the new Plan for Neighbourhoods £1.5bn funding pot, last month, which I'm sure will be very welcome news for the...

Read Acronyms anyone?? There’s a new MoU between RSH and HO
Jul 11, 2024 In Blog

Acronyms anyone?? There’s a new MoU between RSH and HO

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) and the Housing Ombudsman Service (HO) have put in place a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

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