Social Housing
Schofield Sweeney's social housing team is widely acknowledged as one of the best in the region. Our extensive experience from concept to completion means our strong multi-disciplinary teams provide our clients with expert, pragmatic, commercially driven advice encompassing the following areas:
- Property Development: site assembly and acquisitions, building contracts, grant claims, appointments, warranties and facilities management;Financing: in the last 2 years, we have negotiated and secured facilities in excess of £400m
- Governance: mergers and acquisitions, disposals, re-structuring, board level support and assistance and management issues
- Vires and Investment: investment in PPP, PFI (HRA and non HRA), sheltered and extra care housing, shared ownership structures and mixed tenure schemes
- Chambers UK
- Procurement: the full complement of procurement advice including RSL group procurement vehicles, framework agreements and call offs
- Employment: TUPE, tribunal claims, seminars and meeting forums, our full employment call service
- Litigation: housing management, arrears, possessions, injunctions, building contracts
This team ... commands market respect for its broad experience and its specialisms in funding, governance, group structures and mergers. The Surrey-based RSL, Accent Peerless, is one of the outfit's leading clients, illustrating the widespread acclaim that the practice is held in nationwide."
Our Approach
We understand the regulatory, budgetary regimes and market place in which RSLs operate. We always listen to what is being required, discuss this with you. By being proactive, we seek commercial, pragmatic and the most economically advantageous solutions including agreement of fixed/capped fees.