Director of Social Housing
Qualified - September 2003
With HCB Solicitors since 4 October 2010
Specialisms – Commercial Property specialising in Social Housing Law and Practice, Commercial Property and Landlord and Tenant.
Within the Social Housing sector Sarah advises Registered Providers (formerly known as RSL’s) and charitable organisations in relation to:
- Acquiring land for residential development of affordable housing for rent and shared ownership properties
- S106 Agreements, s38/278 Agreements, s104 Agreements and other related adoption agreements
- Acquiring portfolio’s of properties between RSL’s
- Plot sales
- Bulk registrations of unregistered land and properties
- Advice relating to Tenancy agreements;
- Drafting Tenancy Agreement
- Advice relating to service charges and rent increases
- Drafting leases (residential and shared ownership)
- Housing schemes for the elderly – leasehold advice; drafting leases for equity release schemes
- Advice relating to restrictions on dealing with land and property
- Adverse possession and rights of access advice; boundary disputes
Sarah’s commercial property experience includes:
- Acquisition and development of land
- S106 Agreements, s38/278 Agreements, s104 Agreements
- Option Agreements
- Drafting management agreements and service contracts
- Refinancing
Sarah advises both commercial landlords and tenants in relation to:
- Acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold commercial premises
- Drafting commercial leases
- Advice relating to service charges and rent increases
- Lease renewals and assignments
- Deeds of surrender/variation/covenants
Sarah approaches all legal transactions in a practical and transparent manor in order to get deals completed as quickly and as straightforwardly as possible.
