Social Housing

The Social Housing Team supports and advises clients on matters including government and Regulator of Social Housing driven updates, legislation and requirements. 

Our highly regarded Social Housing Team consists of over 40 expert lawyers who act for a broad range of national and regional RPs, local authorities, private housebuilders and funders on a wide range of issues affecting the sector.

The breadth of our expertise ensures a fully comprehensive service which covers all the legal needs of RPs and other bodies within the affordable housing sector. These range from targets for more and improved social housing to providing housing management services which meet rising customer expectations.

Our strength is within development (including stock transfer) and its related discipline sectors: construction and planning and projects. Allied to this, we can call on our well-established plot sales function to support RP development teams – this is particularly important as the range of home ownership products increases and for those RPs who employ private sales to cross-subsidise schemes. We have a wealth of experience in housing and management issues, particularly in relation to anti-social behaviour, building safety, disrepair and service charge disputes

Awaabs Law

Awaab’s Law imposes strict, legally enforceable deadlines on social housing landlords to address hazards in tenant homes. Our team have produced a guide to Awaabs guide, available exclusively to our newsletter subscribers. For access to the guide please fill in the details below.

The guide provides:

• clear flowcharts outlining required landlord actions for emergency, significant, and routine hazards;
• step-by-step processes for inspections, repairs, rehousing, and tenant communications;
• best practice guidance on recordkeeping to demonstrate compliance and protect against legal or reputational risks;
• practical advice for handling tenant enquiries, including a checklist for phone calls and written communications.