New Deal for Communities (NDCs)
Experience
We have been advising an NDC for a number of years on all of the legal issues that they face both in relation to their position as landlords, their projects within the community, and their relationships with Local Strategic Partnerships, Accountable Bodies and Government Departments.
We understand the governing policies and principles that NDCs are subject to and are able to interpret legislation and policy requirements into a format readily understandable and provide advice based on sound commercial principles to ensure that the Board receives timely, relevant and practical advice.
General areas of legal services
We advise on many areas of law including:
- Group structures
- Governance issues
- NDC Grant conditions and funding arrangements
- Fund raising
- Succession Planning
- Relationships with Local Strategic Partnerships, the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit etc
- Property purchases and disposals
- Landlord and Tenant issues
- Procurement issues and contracts
- Commercial agreements and service contracts
- IT contracts
- Employment issues including TUPE
- Charity registration and relationships with the Charity Commission
Specific Projects
We have also been involved in a number of large projects including transfer of commercial properties as part of a stock transfer and then a transfer to an RSL with particular emphasis on clawback issues and an income stream for the NDC; negotiations and completion of the operating agreement with the accountable body; potential group structure arrangements with a Housing Trust including negotiations with Government Office for London, the NRU and other stakeholders; and, in relation to succession planning, advising on the appropriate successor body, amending governance as appropriate taking into account the changes made by the Companies Act 2006 and the requirements of the CLG.
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I have found the staff at Cumberland Ellis to have advised us in the most professional manner and they are very client focused and able to respond speedily when addressing complex matters of law. As a publicly funded organisation we have to be mindful of Best Value and I am of the opinion that their fees are reasonable and competitive. Angus Johnson Chief Executive Clapham Park Project |
Contact
For more information regarding our legal services for NDCs please contact Helen Robinson on 0207 242 0422 or helenrobinson@cumberlandellis.com
Articles
Successor Bodies Criteria for Approval
NDCs and Payment of Charity Trustees