Our market leading team has unrivalled insight into the legal issues involved in the provision of housing (particularly social housing) and a deep understanding of the unique and complex issues which arise from a regulatory and governance perspective.
As part of a full service firm, the team draws on the skills and technical knowledge of lawyers from other parts of the firm including property, construction, project finance, regulatory, procurement, corporate, banking & finance, employment, and litigation, enhancing its ability to deliver practical and commercial solutions to clients.
Our services
- Site acquisitions
- Conveyancing
- Construction
- Residential and commercial development
- Statutory and regulatory compliance, including procurement
- Funding
- Planning
- Joint venture and strategic partnerships
- Mortgage-to-Rent
- Outsourcing
- Housing management
- Housing governance
- Right to buy and right to acquire
- After sales
- Service charges and related disputes
- Commercial leases and estate management
Experience
National Asset Residential Property Services DAC
On its social housing initiative which involves the acquisition of circa 2,000 residential units from NAMA debtors / receivers and the lease by way of long term lease to approved housing bodies funded by housing authorities
Respond
On various acquisitions and development projects to deliver substantial numbers of social housing units including advising on all related property, construction and procurement matters as well as funding through the Housing Finance Agency
Housing Agency
On the acquisition of housing units under its vacant housing purchase initiative both in trust for local authorities and for onward sale to approved housing bodies
South Dublin County Council
On the procurement and development of a mixed tenure housing development for SDCC comprising in excess of 800 units
Dublin City Council
On local authority housing in particular the acquisition of upwards of 2,500 individual properties and related matters
Financial institutions
On the sale of distressed residential properties by various financial institutions to approved housing bodies as part of the Mortgage to Rent scheme
Cairn Homes plc
On its various property acquisitions on an ongoing basis
Kennedy Wilson
On its acquisition and development of its residential and commercial property portfolio
Sorohan Builders Limited
On its various developments for over 40 years
Gannon Homes Limited
On the sale of 105 apartments in the residential development known as The Casino, Malahide, Co. Dublin
Various major developers
On the purchase of multiple green field sites and partially-built housing developments and on onward sale of residential and commercial units