Housing

Our commitment to social housing stems from our desire to improve peoples’ lives and, health aside, a place to live is as important as it gets.

Starting with helping tenant organisations make their own estate transfers a success, over the past 25 years we have grown to be one of the leading social housing law firms in the country and are ranked as Band 1 by Chambers. We have done this by never forgetting we are part of a sector making a difference to peoples’ lives. 

With recent population booms, economic recessions, and political unrest there is a greater demand than ever before for our range of legal services for social housing providers.

Our expertise ranges from major projects such as stock transfers, innovative structures and joint ventures, to the day-to-day nuts and bolts of making housing work. We have teams of housing solicitors specialising in: housing litigation, housing management, employment matters, housing corporate services and property.

Whether you are a registered provider, a local authority, or an organisation that is working in the social housing sector, our housing solicitors have the knowledge and expertise to help you further your purpose.

Affordable Housing is at the forefront of public policy…

Lack of quality affordable housing, be it rented, low-cost home ownership or for market sale, is at the forefront of public policy.  The tragic event of Grenfell Tower, the Government’s U-turn on LHA, Brexit and the impact on interest rates/sources of funding all combine to make the picture more complicated than ever before.

What isn’t complicated is that right across the spectrum the need is acute, and registered providers are best-placed to meet that need; their long history of flexibility, inventiveness, social purpose and (at least for the time being) the low cost of finance mean that now is the time for providers to deliver.  

Organisations navigating these waters need advisers who are experts in housing law and who work collaboratively with colleagues and clients to create solutions that are robust to last in the years ahead. We believe, having a motivated team of solicitors who are focused on “beginning with the end in mind”, and wanting to make a real difference with their skills, means we are ideally placed to do just that.

For further information

To find out more about how we can help you, and how we’ve helped others, please contact Emma Hardman.

A firm that demonstrates its values. The most effective collaborators I have worked with who bring a one-stop shop approach to complex work.

Chambers and Partners, 2025

The team has an understanding of the wider sector challenges and offers proactive support in a fast-paced and changing market.

Legal 500, 2025

The firm has a full team of specialists and I find them truly knowledgeable and helpful.

Legal 500, 2025

The firm has the ability to react to wide-reaching matters with its unique and bespoke specialists in many areas.

Legal 500, 2025

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