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BTO Solicitors LLP - Social Housing

BTO Solicitors LLP

Glasgow, Scotland
+1 other location
  • Edinburgh, Scotland
0141 221 8012
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Deals

Advising Partick Housing Association on a wide variety of significant issues including a judicial review, complex construction contract issues, employment law, property matters and key governance matters.

Assisting SHARE (Scottish Housing Associations Resources for Education) to review and update its constitution and advice on strategic and governance matters generally.

Tollcross Housing Association: Successfully defending a unique appeal point by a tenant to the Sheriff Principal in regards to a tenancy litigation decision by our clients, where an adverse decision would have had a widespread negative impact on tenancy agreements generally and the sector.

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Team Services

BTO’s social housing team includes Law Society of Scotland Accredited Specialists in: Charity Law, Construction Law, Freedom of Information and Data Protection Law and Employment Law.  

It is an established team offering a full range of services to Registered Social Landlords, funding institutions, local authorities and quasi-public bodies.

We act in some of the highest profile and highest value litigations for RSLs in Scotland and have the “go to” employment law team for sensitive handling of delicate Notifiable Events, whistleblowing claims and high level grievances/claims.

Also renowned for: a pragmatic approach to complex site acquisitions and negotiation of development agreements; charity law and corporate governance, incl. training; procurement advice/disputes; consumer credit legislation; Health & Safety; data protection advice; IP/IT issues; reputation management; contractual disputes, arbitration and mediation; Sheriff Court actions covering ASBOs, interdicts, actions for delivery, debt recovery, declaratory actions, specific implement; and JV Companies involving private equity investors and RSLs and mergers/group structures.

Testimonials

Partick Housing Association

Across the range of legal advice and support that BTO provide us, they continue to respond timeously…  professional, supportive, flexible and pragmatic. Their costs have been reasonable… the quality of their advice has been good…We continue to work with BTO as they demonstrate strong knowledge and experience of working with [us and] a diverse range of housing organisations across the country.

Queens Cross Housing Association

Queens Cross has been delighted to be able to use the services of BTO Solicitors in its flagship Hamiltonhill project. They have provided an exemplar service, with a number of staff made available to attend to the various threads which required to be addressed. These services have all been delivered in a timely, efficient and professional manner, with the Association’s interests always at the heart of the advice provided, in what has proved to be a challenging process.