"A distinguished record in the social housing sector"
(Chambers and Partners)
“one of the strongest teams of juniors in this sector”
(Chambers and Partners)
Who We Are
We work for over 300 local authorities and a wide range of private clients including national commercial clients. We are ranked as one of the leading local government sets, with highly rated expertise in our specialist areas, by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. We provide first-class representation in all of our principal areas of work. Individual members of the team also feature in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500. Chambers and Partners commented on the "strength in depth" of the team working in this area in 2007 and said this about us in 2008: “A distinguished record in the social housing sector”.
Members have been involved in cases which have shaped the law: cases which have developed the common law and cases which have resulted in changes to statutory schemes. We have provided details of some of these on other pages.
The housing and property world faces continuing, and fast-paced, legislative change. Policy initiatives are many, varied and require detailed consideration. Housing issues and policy are generally becoming more complex. Multi-agency work is a hallmark of recent government guidance. Property litigation is an area which requires the closest attention to detail, and a clear view of the bigger picture. The local government expertise we have in Chambers provides us with a particular strength to meet these challenges.
We have already delivered a series of lectures internally and with LGG, CLT and SHLA, on the implications of these changes. We also run workshops for individual firms of solicitors, public authorities and RSLs aimed at highlighting these changes, easing the transition, and developing best practice.
Members were central to the founding and continued operation of the Social Housing Law Association (SHLA) (www.shla.org.uk)
What We Do
We are recognised leaders in this field, working for over 300 local authorities, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and private clients.
Our housing and property work covers the full range of commercial and residential matters, including strategic issues such as housing re-development projects; stock transfers; lease renewals and forfeitures; mediation and arbitration of commercial LL&T disputes; rights of way (both public and private); service charge cases in the LVT / LT; restrictive covenants and easements; class action nuisance and anti-social behaviour cases [ASBOs]; advice on allocation policies for a large number of authorities; homelessness; and a broad base of other policy advisory work. Members have wide experience of work in the appellate courts.