Excellent counsel who are thorough and well positioned to deal with complex matters.
Awards
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Social Housing - Midlands Circuit
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Social Housing - London (Bar) Top Tier Set
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Property Litigation
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Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law
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Planning - Leading Set
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Mediators - Leading Set
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Local Government - Leading Set
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Inquests and Inquiries
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Elections - Leading Set
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Court of Protection
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CMC Registered Mediators
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Administrative and Public Law - Leading Set
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Social Housing - Midlands (Bar)
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Social Housing - London (Bar) Top Tier Set
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Real Estate Litigation - London (Bar)
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Professional Discipline - London (Bar)
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Planning - London (Bar)
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Mediators - All Circuits
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Local Government - London (Bar)
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Election Law - London (Bar)
- Chambers and Partners
Overview
Our barristers are noted experts in housing, landlord and tenant, and residential and commercial property law. Chambers has particular specialism in social housing, being ranked in Band 1 by both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Chambers is committed to providing a comprehensive service to all who need advice or representation in housing matters and members act for local authorities, PRPs, leaseholders, tenants and the homeless. Members regularly appear in leading cases and act for clients at all levels, ranging from representing tenants and the homeless in the county court, to advising large landlords on housing policies or redevelopment projects. Our social housing work includes: allocations, homelessness, regulation of social landlords, possession, rents and service charges, right to buy, anti-social behaviour, Equality Act issues, disrepair, statutory nuisance, HMO licensing and rent repayment orders.
We also provide a comprehensive service on all aspects of private sector residential landlord and tenant, including leasehold enfranchisement, lease extensions, right to manage, appointment of managers, service charge disputes, forfeiture, disrepair and unlawful eviction. Our more general property work includes business tenancies, dilapidations, construction of leases, mortgages, trusts, wills and intestacy, restrictive covenants, easements, mobile homes, adverse possession and boundary disputes.
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Areas of Law
- Possession claims
- Allocation of social housing
- Unlawful eviction and harassment
- Closure orders
- Rent repayment orders
- Disrepair and housing conditions
- Traveller Rights
- Injunctions
- Equality Act and disability issues
- Community care and welfare benefits
- Protestor injunctions
- Anti-social behaviour
- Housing management and policy
- Squatters and other Trespass matters
- Right to buy
- Tenancy fraud
- Judicial review
Barristers
Heads of Chambers
Junior Counsel
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Jonathan Manning -
Iain Colville -
Ian Peacock -
Andrew Dymond -
Annette Cafferkey -
Toby Vanhegan -
Jimmy Ogunshakin -
Stephanie Smith -
Philippa Seal -
Christian Panayi -
Christopher Larkin -
Annabel Nuttall Heath -
Clara Zang -
Ayesha Omar -
Olivia Ford -
Rayan Imam -
Lauren Fullerton -
Kevin Brown -
Andrew Taylor -
Rosalee Dorfman Mohajer -
Hannah Gardiner -
Ryan Brown -
Salmaan Hassanally -
Katie Lines -
Thomas Walsh -
Elizabeth Nicholls -
Jasraj Singh Sanghera -
Kaykay Marivate -
Poppy Henderson -
Ilana Hirschberg -
Benedict Scantlebury -
Grace Agunbiade -
Annabel Steele -
Isabella Taylor
International Tenants
Pupils
Associate Members
Latest News
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Fabjola Aruci, instructed by the London Borough of Enfield, successfully obtained a borough-wide injunction prohibiting car cruising.
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Related Articles & Publications
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Mr Toby Vanhegan appeared for the successful claimants in both claims, instructed by Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors.