Social Housing
Legal advice and supporting services to providers of affordable
housing for rent or shared ownership.
Affordable housing represents one of the most important elements
of national and local government policy in the UK. For the various
providers – housing associations, registered charities,
co-operatives and local councils – successful execution of that
policy depends on efficient handling of the numerous legal issues
involved.
As a registered social landlord, you need the best legal advice
and support available, and Weightmans’ Social Housing team is here
to provide it. We will help you manage your responsibilities in the
most effective way possible, so that your time involvement is
minimised and costly problems are avoided.
Our lengthy experience covers every aspect of housing
management, including disposals of surplus stock and stock
transfers.
We advise on every aspect of social housing, both contentious
and non-contentious, particularly the law relating to secure and
assured tenancies. We also provide a full service in the drafting
of tenancy agreements, including introductory and assured
short-term tenancies, and the formulation of anti-social behaviour
policies.
Further areas of expertise include rent increases for secure and
assured tenancies, rent possession and nuisance possession cases,
injunctions relating to statutory inspections, disposals of land
held for housing purposes, land transfers with grant aid and
formulation of grant agreements.