Legal Services

Social Housing Law

Social housing is a major area of business for Winckworth Sherwood. We are well known for our work in this economically and socially important area, and for the knowledge and understanding of the social housing sector which we have built up over many years. This has recently been brought together in a handbook written by our team, "Social Housing Law: A Practical Guide" (Tottel Publishing).

Specifically written for housing practitioners including housing office managers and residential social landlords, the book provides a step-by-step guide to social housing law, policy and practice.Our strong, well-resourced social housing team acts for more than 200 registered social landlords, including some of the country's largest housing associations as well as a number of smaller registered social landlords. We advise on all the issues which regularly affect their businesses, and have built a solid reputation for expert advice that 'manages out' potential problems and solves them efficiently when they arise.

The key areas in which we can help include:

Regeneration
Acquisition, development and disposal of land and property
Housing management
Plot sales
Construction
Care and supported housing
Governance and constitutional issues
Organisational structure
Employment
Private finance
Statutory and regulatory compliance

“Winckworth Sherwood’s practice has gone from strength to strength in recent years. Clients include Anchor Trust, Genesis Housing Group and Hanover Housing Association. In March 2007, the practice was joined by the strong pairing of partner Keith Jenkins and Abimbola Badejo, both formerly of Bircham Dyson Bell LLP.”
Legal 500, 2007-08

“Keith Jenkins returned to Winckworth Sherwood in March 2007, having been a partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP in the interim. Anna Clark leads on the finance side.”
Legal 500, 2007-08

For further information please contact Andrew Murray, Roger Fitton, Keith Jenkins, Francesco Ferrari or Anna Clark.