HOUSING

Examples of work undertaken by our lawyers

Drafted and negotiated Section 106 agreements relating to numerous multi-million pound housing developments.
Acquisition of multiple housing developments on behalf of a national investor.
Acted for publicly funded Housing Associations in respect of their housing development and ESP purchases.
Secured planning and environmental consents for housing development projects including contesting a highly contentious water infrastructure obligation imposed on a national developer.
Advised on and developed several CPOs for major housing developments.
In-house advice to a national housing group on all of their property requirements.
Advised several local authorities on their bulk housing purchases for affordable homes.

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Legal issues that may arise

Acquiring and disposing of land for housing development.
Negotiating with Local Authorities to deliver housing and other infrastructures.
Obtaining planning permission for developments.
CPOs and /or site and property acquisitions.
Drafting and negotiating Section 106 agreements.
Environmental issues including rights to light, contamination and nuisance
Securing vacant possession of sites via CPO for large-scale redevelopments including housing.

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Action is being taken by Central and Local Government as well as housing associations, developers and charities to overcome the current housing crisis. The current target is to build over 300,000 new homes per year by 2020. The legal work that goes into facilitating these developments is quite extensive but we have substantial experience in this.

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