Housing law
Advice and guidance in relation to social and public sector
housing matters for local authorities and registered providers of
social housing.
The law relating to housing is far-reaching in
its scope and effects. Both in the public and private sector,
expert legal advice and guidance is of paramount importance, and
the right choice of solicitor can make a significant difference to
an organisation’s performance.
Weightmans’ Housing Law team have extensive
experience in dealing with a vast range of housing related issues
for a broad base of landlord clients, including local authorities
and registered providers of social housing. Our strength lies
in our ability to deliver both non-contentious and litigation
services with the same level of efficiency and efficacy.
Our case management system allows us to deal
with large or small matters, such as right-to-buy sales, the status
of asylum seekers and the rights of secure tenants, in a
cost-effective way. As a local authority or business organisation,
you are therefore able to proceed with greater confidence, in the
knowledge that you have expert support and protection behind you
without incurring excessive costs.
Housing Litigation
We can give advice in respect of:
- Anti social behaviour orders (ASBOs)
- Anti social behaviour injunctions (ASBI’s)
- Possession
- Demotion
- Introductory/starter tenancies
- Disrepair under Defective Premises Act 1972 and Landlord &
Tenant Act 1985
- Tolerated trespasses
- Assured/secure tenancies
- Licences
- Succession
- Mutual exchange
- Assured shorthold tenancies
- Gas access injunctions
- Pursuing tenant arrears – commercial recoveries team can help
you improve financial performance by using award winning case
management system for bulk debt recovery
Housing Management
We can provide advice in respect of:
- Policies
- Leaseholder issues including possession of shared ownership
leases
- Service charge disputes including representation at the
Leasehold Valuation Tribunal
- Occupancy agreements
- Landlord and tenant issues
- Judicial Review
Property team
The team provides advice on:
- Right to buy
- Large scale repair projects
- Decanting and demolishing tower blocks
- Compulsory purchase
- Stock transfer
- Site acquisition and disposal
- Joint ventures
- Financing works
- Construction contract/disputes
- Drafting and advising on shared ownership leases
- Advising on lease extensions and leasehold reform
legislation
- Contested and uncontested business lease renewals
- Advising on remedies available to landlords as a result of
commercial rent arrears including forfeiture procedure.