Social Housing
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 3
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(01392) 207020About
Provided by Tozers LLP
We work collaboratively with you and your partners to deliver successful affordable housing schemes within your required timescales.
Affordable housing is a key part of our housing system. We help you to navigate what can be a complex legal framework, ensuring your projects progress as smoothly as possible.
We are proud of the reputation we have built over the years for providing:
- A bespoke service, tailored to your needs
- Innovative and practical legal solutions
- A strong working relationship
- Specialist knowledge
- Transparent fees and fixed fees for ongoing support with our Housing Advisory Service.
Our social housing solicitors advise clients across the UK, from large regional providers to small rural schemes. We deal with all aspects of social housing law, including:
- Buying and developing sites (s.106 schemes and land led) – including site acquisition, joint ventures and site set up
- Property transactions – including right to buy, shared ownership leases, Help to Buy and leasehold enfranchisement
- Financing and secured lending – including portfolio financing, mergers and stock rationalisation
- Housing management – including anti-social behaviour, disrepair, tenancy arrears and repossession
We also draw on the expertise of teams across the firm to provide specialist advice on a whole host of areas including employment law, planning and construction and property litigation, as well as charity law and governance, and data protection.
Chambers Review
Tozers frequently acts for registered providers on development projects, site acquisitions and property financing work. The firm is also adept at acting for clients on a range of housing management matters. It offers additional expertise in employment work in relation to social housing. The team is also recognised for its handling of matters arising from cross-subsidy and joint venture schemes.
Work Highlights
- Tozers acted for Cirencester Housing on its merger with Cottsway Housing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Tozers provide swift and well-articulated responses."
"Tozers have shown a high degree of commercial awareness which gives comfort and reassurance to us."
"Tozers provide swift and well-articulated responses."
"Tozers have shown a high degree of commercial awareness which gives comfort and reassurance to us."
Notable Practitioners
Stephen Burtchaell is noted for his experience in non-contentious property law. He regularly advises registered providers on acquisitions and development projects, stock transfers and property financing work.
"Stephen is always extremely helpful. He ensures that work is completed to a high standard while being transparent with the client."
"Stephen is a very personable and experienced solicitor. He is responsive and easy to engage with."