Social Housing legal services
"Hugh James is amongst the big
players when it comes to social housing work"
Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession
2009
Expert lawyers for the social
housing sector
Over the last 30 years,
Hugh James has established itself as one of the leading social
housing law firms. We have the strength, depth and ambition to
fulfill our clients' requirements.
Hugh James is passionate
about social housing. Our specialist Social Housing team has
extensive experience and expertise.
We are committed to
making a contribution to housing regeneration and to create
neighbourhoods where people want to live.
Hugh James social housing law services
How our solicitors can help the social housing
sector
We believe that by
working in partnership with you our social housing team can assist
you to make real differences in our communities. We draw on
experience and insight gained from advising providers of social
housing services for over 30 years.
Our client base includes
over 40 Housing Associations and Local Authorities. We are
therefore able to offer unparalleled strength and depth to housing
associations and local authorities.
We offer a full legal
service to all our social housing clients. In addition to this, to
support our legal services and deliver on your needs we offer a
range of training.
The requirements demanded
by private sector funders are also very familiar to us. We have
acted for lenders and for housing association borrowers in
negotiating complex facility agreements. For further information
see our banking and finance pages.
Our social housing experience
- Numerous acquisitions of land for development by Housing
Associations, being both affordable housing land under Section 106
Agreements with house builders, and as part of inner city
regeneration schemes.
- Acted on behalf of a RSL in connection with University
Student Accommodation project, involving the design, construction,
finance and maintenance of facilities over a 30 year period. The
private finance project had a Capital Value of £40million.
- Provided training to all housing staff of an RSL on the legal
differences between secure and assured tenancies. Also trained
housing staff on their new tenancies.
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Dealing with volume acquisitions and
subsequent site set up for the purpose of onward homebuy sales.
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We acted on the first acquisition by a Welsh
RSL of a non-RSL and have subsequently acted on a number of further
acquisitions. In all cases we were required to gain the consent of
the Welsh Government.
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We represented an RSL in relation to
objections to an application for village green status on land owned
by their local County Council to include representation
at the inquiry.
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Acted for an RSL in defending
compensation claims brought by private home owners in relation to
work carried out as part of the Glyntaff Estate stock transfer.
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Advised an RSL on legality of bonus
schemes for trades operatives and tenant incentive schemes
including rent draw systems.
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Dealing with volume acquisitions and
subsequent site set up for the purpose of onward homebuy sales.