Social Housing
Stones has been active in the Social Housing field for over twenty five years. We act for Registered Providers of Social Housing (formerly Registered Social Landlords) throughout the South of England. Our expertise in Social Housing has been recognised by the two leading independent guides to the legal profession, the Chambers Guide and Legal 500.
Our Team of dedicated Social Housing specialists are approachable and experienced. We deliver a cost-effective quality service and work with our clients to achieve practical and innovative solutions.
We have experience in all major areas of legal work of interest to Social Landlords including:
- Site acquisition and development and ancillary matters such as Section 106 Planning Agreements and other planning issues, Easements, Road and Sewer Agreements etc.
- Complex projects
- Shared Ownership Schemes
- Management agreements with other Registered Providers, care providers and charities
- ASBOs and possession cases
- Landlord and tenant matters.
- Residential and business leases
- Agreements with Health Authorities / trusts relating to the transfer, leasing and/or management of care homes and the related funding arrangements
- loan facility agreements and the charging of completed housing schemes
- leasehold schemes for the elderly, schemes for those with learning disabilities and other special needs schemes
- construction issues (contentious and non contentious)
- right to buy / acquire
- debt recovery.
To contact us click here or click on a member of the team
the social housing team
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James Menzies
Partner -
Karen Phillips
Associate -
Ian Deuchar
Solicitor -
Sarah Brimilcombe
Paralegal
allied to the team are
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Paul Keeling
Partner - Litigation & Dispute Resolution -
Lynn Onyett
Partner - Lending
