Legal Services for Almshouses | Nelsons Solicitors

Full legal support and management

With their historical background and specialist purpose, almshouse charities are a unique type of organisation who provide housing to those who require it.

Their legal needs are similarly unique, and include a wide range of issues from dealing with residents and maintaining buildings to complying with relevant legislation and financial requirements.

Almshouse legal advice from Nelsons

At Nelsons, we have a team of experts who specialise in providing full legal advice and support to almshouse charities and are members of The Almshouse Associations’ panel of consultants. We offer a complete day-to-day legal management service for all types of almshouse charities, including:

Collection of residents’ payments
Dealing with all residents queries
Managing vacancies
Cash-flow management
Audit preparation
Property maintenance
Advice on investments

Our experience

We act for a number of almshouse charities across our Derby, Leicester and Nottingham offices and our solicitors are experienced in working with Trustees to resolve the issues and any concerns that can arise.

We have advised on the following:

Mergers of almshouse charities
Incorporation of charities
Negotiations with statutory and regulatory bodies
Sales of unusable sites among other issues
Non-payment of contributions
Termination of resident’s agreements
Employment issues with wardens
Disputes between residents

Our team includes Trust and Charity law specialists, elderly client advisers, Independent Financial Advisers and experienced property, employment and dispute resolution solicitors, ensuring that we can provide the full range of legal support your organisation needs.

Testimonials…

"Nelsons...has an extensive offering, with practitioners having experience of trust administration, Court of Protection work, investment management, wills and probate..."
The Legal 500
"The multidisciplinary practice at Nelsons...combines the expertise of its dispute resolution, employment, private client, corporate and real estate groups..."
The Legal 500 2023
"It’s reassuring to know that the practice is multidisciplined in addition to the specific areas of knowledge that advice is being sought on."
The Legal 500 2023
"Nelsons has a very competent team who provide sound advice and administration skills."
The Legal 500 2023
"All members of the team are competent and good to deal with, keeping all Trust matters in good order and up to date."
The Legal 500 2023
"I feel the team work really well together, any seminars I have attended the team have made them flow, delivered them well in a professional yet light hearted manner."
Referee feedback provided to The Legal 500 2024

Legal services for almshouse charities – Contact us

For further information in relation to our support services for almshouse charities, please call 0800 024 1976 or contact us via our online enquiry form for a guaranteed response.