Carter Lemon Camerons LLP act for Housing Associations and Registered Providers of Social Housing in their funding projects, acquisitions, disposals of premises, and redevelopment projects. Our advice ensures that you are aware of your legal responsibilities and duties as a Registered Providers of Social Housing and that all projects comply with regulations and requirements of the TSA.
Recent Transactions include:
- Acting for a Registered Provider in it’s construction project of a mixed tenure development of 76 dwellings, including a four storey building of 47 extra care units and a three storey block of 22 shared ownership flats.
- Acting on the restructuring of Housing Association financing; adopting the trusteeship structure to create liquidity in real estate property.
- Advising a Housing Association on a number of high net worth value projects, including the development and construction obligations arising in connection with social housing property, and regeneration of these sites.
- Acting for a large Housing Association in connection with a £10 million, 1,000 unit affordable housing association development project at various sites in prime locations in London.
- Providing a management pack for a housing association, for house managers and residents.
- Advising on restrictive covenant issues relating to the use of land for supported housing.
We can deal with Housing Association requirements quickly, efficiently, and cost effectively. We take time to understand the nature of your business and adopt a commercial and practical approach at all times. Our Housing Association solicitors are aware of VAT and SDLT issues and matters which arise under European Union procurement rules, the award criteria, and the threshold amounts that trigger advertisement in the Official Journal.
Type of Work:
- Complex title investigations for re-financing
- Site assembly and acquisitions and disposals of freehold and leasehold interests in properties grant agreements, and nomination rights agreements with local authorities
- Development and joint venture agreements
- Planning permissions including section 106 agreements, highways and utilities
- Regulatory advice
- Management issues, tenant evictions
- Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs)
- Excluded licences and licences
Our Housing Association team can provide you with the expert legal services and support you need in each area of a Housing Association’s activities.
