Housing
Cornerstone Barristers’ housing team is at the forefront of housing legislation and is recognised as a leading housing set by all the major UK legal guides. Most recently, we ranked as a Tier 1 set for Social Housing in the Legal 500 2024 guide and as Band 1 set by Chambers UK Bar 2024.
What sets the team apart from competitors is members’ cross sector expertise which means they are able to advise on all aspects of a case, including interlinking issues such as the Children Act, Adult Social Care, Immigration rights, Capacity and Court of Protection work.
Our barristers advise local authorities, housing associations, registered landlords, private landlords and tenants on all aspects of housing law including:
• Housing strategy, policy and procedure
• Anti-social behaviour
• Disrepair and housing conditions
• Homelessness and allocations
• Management and policy
• Possession and eviction
• Rents and service charges
Our unparalleled sector knowledge and expertise sees our members advise on complex and ground-breaking cases such as Hotak & Kanu v Southwark LBC; Johnson v Solihull MBC; the most significant case on homelessness in over a decade, involving six members of the team appearing before the Supreme Court. We are often instructed as a referral chambers for challenging housing matters outside London.
The housing team produces a regular newsletter and offers conference and training events for clients on the latest developments. Our flagship housing event, Housing Day, will be hosted on 14th October 2024 with tickets going on sale in June. Housing Day will provide you with a thorough analysis of the latest developments in housing law and policy as well as practical advice.
Members of the Cornerstone Housing team were also involved in setting up the Social Housing Law Association, a know-how exchange group that keeps practitioners at the forefront of legal and political developments.
News
- Housing Newsletter | February 202426 Feb 2024
- Another busy year for Cornerstone Barristers’ social housing team26 Feb 2024
- Piercing the corporate veil in Housing Act prosecutions26 Feb 2024
- Making conscientious and lawful out of borough offers of accommodation under Part 7 of the Housing Act 199626 Feb 2024
- Duty of candour in the context of housing related judicial review claims26 Feb 2024
Cases
- Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal in Hodge v Folkestone BC11 Mar 2024
- Dudley v Mailley: Succession rights under the spotlight26 Feb 2024
- Reasons to be cheerful: guidance on adequacy of reasons in civil penalty notices30 Jan 2024
- Banning Order upheld by Upper Tribunal12 Dec 2023
- Life in the new world of the Building Safety Act 202211 Dec 2023