Acquisition & Development
The Firm has deep roots in property work, including residential conveyancing, commercial property and social housing.
Our team is recognised by its peers and its clients for property work in the social housing sector both in Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession and the Legal 500.
Our expertise in the social housing sector is reflected in the wide range of legal support we offer. We provide legal services at a value for money price without compromising on the quality of the advice or the care you receive. We know that time can be a crucial factor in any property transaction so we deal with your instructions promptly and effectively and explain our advice to you in clear terms.
In addition to conducting all the legal work involved in the acquisition and development of land, we also provide conveyancing services for Right to Buy, Shared Ownership, and Key Worker schemes as well as other types of buyer initiatives to diverse organisations within the social housing sector.
Our work includes:
- Advice and sales under the Right to Buy provisions of the Housing Act 1985 and the Right Acquire provisions of the Housing Act 1996
- Acquisition of new leases and rights for enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform (Housing and Urban) Development Act 1993 and the Leasehold Reform Act 1967
- Leasehold management
- Private sector leases
- Supplemental agreements such as variations of one or more terms; rectification; and the provision and release of covenants
In terms of development work we can assist you with:-
- The acquisition and disposal of leasehold and freehold property including auction sales and compulsory acquisitions
- Regeneration and development services
- Property portfolio management (including lease renewals, licences and surrenders)
- Commercial leases of offices, shops and industrial units
- Development Agreements
- Mixed use and key worker developments
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