Practice Areas

• Central and Local Government
• The Church
• Commercial
• Construction Industry
• Employment
• House Builders
• Licensed Trade
• PFI / Projects
• Police and Law Enforcement
• Private Client
• Property
• Schools
• Social Housing
• Transport, Docks and Harbours
• The Voluntary Sector

Social Housing

The social housing sector has undergone rapid and radical evolution in recent decades. Winckworth Sherwood has played a full part in that evolution, developing a deep understanding of the culture in which social housing clients operate, and assembling a team of lawyers with expertise in every area of the law affecting social housing clients’ aims, strategy and operations.

Winckworth Sherwood advises some of the UK’s largest and most active registered social landlords (RSLs), including Anchor Trust, Genesis Housing Group and Hanover Housing Association. We provide a full range of services, from simple conveyancing in a land purchase to co-ordinating and driving forward large and complex transactions involving many parties.

It is in these more complex projects that our experience is of greatest benefit to our clients. A great deal of preparatory work can be required, including finding a structure for the transaction, negotiating with other partners and carrying out due diligence on any land, property or other assets which the RSL may be acquiring. All of these factors bear significantly on the outcome of the deal.

We advise on fundamental strategy, helping you decide the best corporate structure for the delivery of your objectives and setting up your organisation in the most appropriate fashion. Equally, we advise on a huge range of operational matters, from construction contracts to employment issues and dispute resolution.

Because we have worked on so many social housing projects, and with such a variety of clients, we come to the table with an understanding of the different ways to structure any particular deal, and a good initial idea of which one may be most appropriate.

We are here to help social housing clients solve problems and achieve their strategic goals. In this, technical legal knowledge is as important as ever – but in-depth experience of the issues that social housing organisations face day-to-day is what makes a real difference for clients.