Asset Management

As Social housing providers grow in size through mergers and PFI, so does the size and diversity of the estates that they manage. Whiteheads recognises the importance of maintaining estates in good order, but also acknowledges that Asset Managers nowadays have a wider remit. The services that we offer in this area include the following:

• Advice on managing the estate environment
• Decanting
• Disrepair - advice and representation
• Energy Performance Certification (EPC) advice
• Gas servicing
• Homeloss payments advice
• Training

Disrepair & Gas Servicing

Our services include

• Injunction and possession applications for access for repairs and gas servicing
• Disrepair and decanting
• General access to premises
• Abatement notices
• Disrepair litigation

Repairing property and servicing gas appliances are legal requirements for social landlords but many are having a tough time gaining access to their Premises to carry out servicing and inspections. This means that many hours are lost by Social Landlords and Local Authorities and their Contractors having to return to Premises time and time again. Not only does this take up Officers' valuable time but also it costs a great deal of money.

Whiteheads' offers its clients several years' experience in litigation and obtaining court injunctions allowing social landlords access to their properties in order to carry out repairs and to service gas appliances. In the past 12 months, Whiteheads' has obtained 207 injunctions to allow access.