Social Housing

Our social housing lawyers are ready to deal with all the issues facing landlords and tenants.

Watertight legal contracts and expert management for social housing providers

Agreements and procedures for social housing

Drafting a watertight tenancy agreement is the best starting point for good property management, along with implementing strong procedures for dealing with any issues that arise. By having an experienced team of legal experts on your side from the start, you can head off or mitigate future problems before they arise.

Expert legal support for effective property management

All our advice is geared towards helping you manage your property effectively and efficiently, so that you can provide a service that keeps your tenants happy and avoid disputes and non-payments. We’ll help you set up a management system that leaves both you and your tenants knowing exactly where you stand. If you do get into a legal dispute with your tenants, our lawyers have the knowledge and experience to deal with all issues as quickly as possible.

Who we work for – supporting clients across the social housing sector

Whether you have hundreds of properties or just one, we have the skills and experience you need. We deal with landlord and tenant issues every day, so we know exactly what challenges you face, from carrying out repairs, to supporting tenants, claiming outstanding rent and taking possession. Our clients include registered social landlords and housing co-operatives.

Tees Property team are very responsive, commercial and supportive in equal measure.

Our expertise

Our social housing solicitors can help with a range of issues including:

  • Procedures for carrying out repairs
  • Supporting tenants
  • Claiming outstanding rent
  • Possession orders
  • Injunctions for antisocial behaviour
  • Breaches of tenancy terms
  • Unauthorised occupants

Legal and financial advice

Tees is a full-service top-tier Legal 500 firm, so we can support you with any legal matters surrounding housing and property law, and other legal issues that might affect your organisation or business such as tax and employment law.

Working with us, you can have the confidence of having an experienced full service team behind you, for example if you need to go to court.

We also have in-house independent financial advisers who work closely with our lawyers to deliver all the advice you need for your business.

We're here to help

If you’d like to meet one of our social housing experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.

The financial services provided on this page are by Tees Financial Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

Our legal services are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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Frequently asked questions

The answers to many of your questions can be found here, please get in touch for further information.

I have been told my property has development potential. What do I do?

If you’ve been contacted by a developer or a land promoter regarding a potential development to your property, you may wish to consider granting an option agreement or a promotion agreement. An option agreement is made between the landowner and the developer, where it is intended that the developer will apply for planning permission and requires an option to buy the property. A land promotion agreement is used where a developer agrees to apply for planning permission and will market the property for sale on the open market once planning permission has been obtained. This is usually in return for a proportion of the net sale proceeds. The law on this is very complex and you will need specialist advice. 

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If you’d like to meet one of our experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

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