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Shared Ownership Solicitors Essex
Shared ownership can offer a route onto the property ladder, but it comes with added legal complexity. Our shared ownership solicitors advise buyers and sellers across Essex, explaining the process clearly and helping ensure your purchase or sale progresses smoothly and securely.
Buying or selling a shared ownership property?
Shared ownership schemes can feel unfamiliar and, at times, overwhelming. Buyers often worry about leases, staircasing rights and housing association requirements, while sellers face additional approvals and restrictions. Our shared ownership solicitors support clients across Essex with clear, practical advice, guiding you through each stage so you understand your position and can move forward with confidence.
First-Time Purchase
You are purchasing your first home through a shared ownership scheme and want reassurance that the lease terms and obligations are fully explained before you commit.
Selling Shared Ownership
You are selling a shared ownership property and need help navigating housing association consent, nomination periods and buyer approvals.
Staircasing Process
You are staircasing and increasing your share in the property, and want the legal process handled accurately and without unnecessary delay.
Future Planning
You are unsure how shared ownership affects future resale, remortgaging or staircasing, and want clear advice on your longer-term options.
Speak to our team
Vernon Sellahewa
Solicitor
Sophie Hector
Completions Manager
Shah Al Hoque
Solicitor
Paul Fursman
Senior Associate Solicitor
Paras Mercioniu
Conveyancing Paralegal
July Carvajal
Paralegal
Joanne Wood
Head of Property
Denise Tottman
Conveyancing Executive
Debbie Marsh
Completions Manager
Dawn Verney
Associate
Shared Ownership Solicitors Services
We provide comprehensive legal support for all aspects of shared ownership, whether you are buying, selling or increasing your share in a property.
Shared ownership purchases
Reviewing leases, advising on scheme requirements and managing the purchase process from instruction through to completion.
Selling shared ownership properties
Handling housing association approvals, nomination periods and liaising with all parties to keep the sale progressing.
Staircasing transactions
Advising on increasing your ownership share, preparing documentation and completing registration at the Land Registry.
Lease advice and review
Explaining service charges, rent provisions, repair obligations and resale restrictions clearly and carefully.
Post-completion formalities
Ensuring registration and documentation accurately reflect your ownership position.
Paul Fursman
Senior Associate Solicitor
Helping you navigate shared ownership – Experienced legal support, explained simply.
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Why choose Mullis & Peake
Shared ownership transactions involve additional steps and parties compared to standard purchases. Our Residential Property Team provides steady, experienced guidance, helping clients across Essex manage the process carefully and avoid unexpected complications.
Shared ownership experience
Familiarity with housing association requirements and lease structures.
Clear guidance
Straightforward explanations at every stage of the process.
Process coordination
Liaison with housing associations, lenders and other solicitors.
Future-focused advice
Guidance that considers staircasing, resale and remortgaging.
Frequently asked questions
Shared ownership allows you to buy a percentage of a property and pay rent on the remaining share, usually owned by a housing association. Over time, you may be able to increase your share through staircasing. The legal structure is more complex than a standard purchase, which is why specialist legal advice is important.
Yes. Shared ownership involves detailed leases and additional requirements that should be reviewed carefully.
Sales are possible but often involve housing association consent and nomination periods.
Staircasing allows you to buy additional shares in the property over time.
Yes. They include specific provisions around rent, resale and ownership percentages.
In many cases, yes, but lender and housing association requirements apply.
Get in touch with our Shared Ownership Solicitors team
If you are buying, selling or staircasing a shared ownership property, our solicitors can provide clear guidance and manage the process with care from start to finish.
Specialist Shared Ownership solicitors
– Dedicated solicitors with deep experience.
Fast, confidential advice
– Clear guidance when you need it most.
No-obligation consultation
– Understand your options before you decide.
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