Our team has a wealth of experience in advising a large number of housing associations and Local Authority clients on a daily basis in relation to all aspects of housing management and the SSTA including:
 

• Revising SSTAs and SSSTAs to better suit clients’ needs
   
• Revising policies and procedures in relation to the use and termination of SSTAs and SSSTAs
   
• Drafting other Short Term Occupancy Agreements for temporary and supported accommodation.  Drafting and advice on Occupancy Agreements for tied accommodation for Sheltered Housing Wardens
   
• Revising Occupancy Agreements for care accommodation
   
• Drafting Minutes of Variation for SSTAs
   
• Allocations advice including revising of policies and procedures and Section 5 referrals
   
• Anti-social behaviour advice relative to a diverse range of tenants and owner-occupiers including those with mental health issues or learning difficulties, drug or alcohol issues and involving a range of behaviour ranging from nuisance to criminal behaviour including drug dealing and violence
   
• Succession advice including revising of policies and procedures
   
• Advice relating to the management of sex offenders
   
• Advice in relation to support issues
   
• Advice in relation to Data Protection issues
   
• Advice in relation to the licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) with particular reference to supported accommodation
   
• Exchange, transfer, sub-letting and assignation advice including revising of policies and procedures
   
• Advice on serving Notices of Proceedings under all Grounds of repossession under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001
   
• Abandonment advice including joint tenancy abandonment including revising of policies and procedures
   
• Advice in relation to all repair and maintenance obligations including the Right to Repair and compensation for alterations and improvements and factoring issues
   
• Advice on the practicalities, use of and termination of the SSSTA

For more information please contact Shirley Evans.