We are able to advise on all types of shared ownership including KeyWorker Living, Social HomeBuy, Right to Buy, Right to Acquire and Open Market HomeBuy.
Our commercial property team has experience of funding projects and drafting appropriate agreements, ensuring the development progresses smoothly for all mixed tenure schemes.
Our lawyers are also able to draft appropriate and effective Shared Ownership agreements, avoiding many of the pitfalls caused by the use of model agreements
Our residential property team can assist in plot sales including liaising with lenders over mortgagee protection clauses (MPCs) and appropriate undertakings.
We can also assist shared owners in subsequent disposals and put in place staircasing and reverse staircasing arrangements.
Our team is able to represent housing associations with repossession matters. We have been involved in several high profile claims for possession against shared owners and have sought and obtained injunctions to enforce the terms of agreements.
How Batchelors Solicitors can help
If you would like to find out more about our Shared Ownership and HomeBuy services for the social housing sector, get in touch with us.
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Why choose Batchelors?
Despite our long history dating back more than 370 years,
we are a modern legal practice, serving the diverse needs of today’s clients.
Technical Excellence
We use innovation and technology to help make the legal process more efficient, accessible and cost-effective for our clients.
Expert Knowledge
We are a full service firm and have the specialist legal knowledge to help you deal with a wide range of individual, commercial and social housing legal matters.
Forward Thinking
Not many legal firms can trace their roots back to 1648 – although we are proud of our heritage, we always look to the future to meet the ever-evolving needs of our clients.