Social Housing
UK Guide 2025 : East Anglia
Band 2
Email address
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(01473) 232300About
Provided by Birketts LLP
Social housing providers face an ever-changing list of challenges driven by Government demands, new legislation and the economy. Currently, these range from targets for more and improved social housing to providing housing management services which meet rising customer expectations. Our team of lawyers have a true understanding of those challenges and will provide you with practical and clear advice, to overcome them.
We are a multi-disciplinary team, acting for a broad range of national and regional RPs, local authorities, private house-builders and funders on a wide range of issues affecting the sector.
We have particular strengths in development (including stock transfer) and its related discipline sectors: construction, 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 management issues, particularly in relation to nuisance and anti-social behaviour. In addition, we have skilled advisers covering your core business needs such as employment law and funding.
Chambers Review
Birketts provides advice to a large number of registered providers on property transactions and development, employment matters, housing management and regulatory issues. The team is equipped to handle a variety of constitutional matters for notable housing groups. It is active on private sector developments for housing associations, as well as funding services for house builders. The law firm offers further expertise in planning matters and regulatory issues, particularly the establishing of registered providers.
Jonathan Hulley is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Birketts represented Eastlight Community Homes in the £23.5 million acquisition of 86 units from a national house builder.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Birketts is always on hand to offer advice. It is very prompt and very efficient."
"At Birketts, there's always someone to speak to straight away. I can't complain about any aspect of the service. It feels like an extension of our team."
"Birketts is always on hand to offer advice. It is very prompt and very efficient."
"At Birketts, there's always someone to speak to straight away. I can't complain about any aspect of the service. It feels like an extension of our team."