Social Housing

Intro

Carter Lemon Camerons LLP act for Housing Associations and Registered Social Landlords in their funding projects, acquisitions and disposals of premises and redevelopment projects. Our advice ensures that you are aware of your legal responsibilities and duties as a Social Landlord and that all projects comply with regulations and requirements of the TSA.

Typical Work

  • Complex title investigations for re-financing
  • Grant agreements and nomination rights agreements with local authorities
  • Regulatory advice
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs), Excluded licences and licences
  • Development Agreements and planning permissions including section 106 agreements
  • Site assembly and acquisitions and disposals of freehold and leasehold interests in properties
  • Management issues, tenant evictions

Recent Transactions

  • Acting for a Social Landlord in its 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 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 the regeneration of sites.
  • Acting for a large Housing Association in connection with a £10 million, 1,000 unit affordable housing development project at various sites in prime locations in London.  
  • Providing a management pack for a housing association for house managers and residents.

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