Property acquisition is the starting point for the providers of quality affordable housing. Your assets are the properties you own and manage. Schemes vary as new legislative changes take effect. To succeed, organisations need to be at the forefront of change and able to effect new schemes as and when they come on line. Cobbetts has extensive experience of all property schemes undertaken by registered social landlords, both low cost home ownership and for rent, including:

• Right to Buy - Freehold or Leasehold
• Releases - variations - easements
• Newbuild Sites - for rent and shared ownership
• Existing satisfactory dwelling
• Purchase and repair
• Refurbishment
• VAT schemes
• Private finance S106 schemes without grants
• Stock transfers
• Model modular release
• Leasehold schemes for the elderly
• Development agency agreements
• Right to buy/acquire
• Security funding
• Deeds management

We have been undertaking right to buy transactions for more than ten years and for a variety of organisations from large national RSL's to smaller local organisations. The key to handling volume transactions smoothly and efficiently is to invest the time at the beginning of the relationship to establish procedures and reporting structures.

We need to identify the location of the deeds, the need for a plan, the form of transfer required by you and the procedure for releasing the mortgagee's charge. By utilising VisualFiles technology, Cobbetts and the extranet site, along with detailed accurate precedents, will result in transactions being undertaken in a bespoke and unique manner to meet your needs.

All the work undertaken, irrespective of the type of scheme, is carried out by more than one fee earner which provides flexibility in our resources and accordingly, back-up is always available at times of pressure or at all times of vacation.