Housing and Regeneration

Acquisitions and disposals

Our expert housing and regeneration solicitors can assist with the acquisition and disposal of land, sites, and property, as well as deal with the set up and disposal of shared ownership and shared equity schemes. 

We cover the full range of legal advice in this area, including: 

• Due diligence
• Negotiating and drafting contracts
• Compliance with regulations
• Financing and securities
• Title investigation and property searches
• Resolving disputes
• Liaising with stakeholders

Collaboration agreements

Collaboration agreements are used to set expectations and build trust between two parties before a project takes place. They typically set out timelines, roles and responsibilities, key commercial terms, and so on.

Our housing and regeneration solicitors can help with the drafting and implementation of such agreements. Please get in touch to find out more.

Public Finance Initiatives

Public Finance Initiatives (PFIs) are typically used to fund public infrastructure projects, allowing private sector companies to finance, build, operate, and maintain public infrastructure assets. 

Setfords’ housing and regeneration solicitors can provide valuable assistance with PFIs in several ways, such as providing advice and guidance, drafting and negotiating contracts, risk assessment and allocation, procurement, tendering, and more.

Development agreements – multi-party and golden brick

Commonly used in housing and regeneration, multi-party and golden brick development agreements both serve vital purposes. 

Whether you are collaborating on a development with multiple parties, or involved in the transfer of partially completed or pre-existing buildings or infrastructure, our housing and regeneration solicitors are here to support you.

JV and SPV acquisition vehicles

Regularly used in corporate and real estate transactions, Joint Venture (JV) and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) facilitate the acquisition of assets or businesses. 

Our housing and regeneration lawyers can assist with structuring agreements, risk management, due diligence, exit strategies, and more with regards to JV and SPVs. 

Other areas we can help with include:

• Breach of fiduciary duties
• JCT (Joint Contracts Tribunal) contracts
• Exclusivity agreements
• Section 106 agreements and deeds of variation
• Nomination agreements
• Infrastructure agreements
• Commercial leases
• Commercial landlord and tenant issues
• Right to Buy and Right to Acquire disposals
• Specialist management company formation
• Shared ownership for the elderly
• Shared ownership in rural areas
• Open market sales
• Staircasing
• Stock transfers
• Stock swaps
• Stock rationalisation
• Sales of surplus land
• Finance, securitisation and charging