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Property Law Query?

Is there anyone here that studies property law? 3rd year students pls chime in. I'm currently trying to work out how to draft up a document and am not sure if it would be covered by residential or commercial law? I'm looking at trying to help vulnerable people in social housing and supported living. I'll be leasing properties to them but it would be a B2B agreement yet host residents?

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Original post by Slushypup
Is there anyone here that studies property law? 3rd year students pls chime in. I'm currently trying to work out how to draft up a document and am not sure if it would be covered by residential or commercial law? I'm looking at trying to help vulnerable people in social housing and supported living. I'll be leasing properties to them but it would be a B2B agreement yet host residents?


Go and pay for a lawyer. A business asking for free legal advice from students is both cheesy and foolish. Students are not qualified, licensed, or insured to give you advice.

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Original post by Stiffy Byng
Go and pay for a lawyer. A business asking for free legal advice from students is both cheesy and foolish. Students are not qualified, licensed, or insured to give you advice.

Wow! Who upset you dude? I'm someone who went through homelessness and is trying help others along the way. I don't have a business and solicitors are expensive. I'm just researching how I can help others out and will operate as a non profit if anything. Just looking for some friendly advice from people more informed than me. Please keep your nasty comments to yourself! 🤬

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Original post by Slushypup
Wow! Who upset you dude? I'm someone who went through homelessness and is trying help others along the way. I don't have a business and solicitors are expensive. I'm just researching how I can help others out and will operate as a non profit if anything. Just looking for some friendly advice from people more informed than me. Please keep your nasty comments to yourself! 🤬


I am not upset. Why should people work for you for nothing? If you try to freeload off others, you can't expect to be immune from criticism. You say above that you are seeking advice on business to business agreements. Pay for that advice. If you want to work for a charity, work for a charity.

In any event, you overlook the point that students are not qualified, licensed, regulated, or insured to give you legal advice.
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I add that the the provision of social housing is a field subject to a lot of regulation. You can't just waltz in and set up your own housing association or charity without dealing with the regulatory issues.

You could consult Anthony Gold, a leading law firm in this field, or consult one of the direct public access housing law barristers at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square. Their expertise has a price. As the saying goes: you can have a cheap lawyer, or a good lawyer. In the law, you get what you pay for, and free legal advice is often worth exactly what you paid for it.

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