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Who we are:

Hodge Jones & Allen are recognised as one of the highest ranking law firms for social housing and tenant law in the UK. We understand how important it is to have a place you can call home, and because it’s important to you, it’s important to us. You should never suffer in silence as tenants have rights!

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Housing disrepair

  • Evictions

  • Homelessness

  • Judicial reviews

  • Illegal evictions

  • Anti-Social behaviour 

You will find our solicitors are passionately committed to defending the rights of those in need of housing. We will fight vigorously to get the best possible result we can achieve. Some of our work include:

Tenants claiming disrepair against local authority landlordsSettled the claim with the tenant securing an order for the works, alternative suitable temporary accommodation for the duration of the works, compensation of approximately £10,000 plus payment of legal costs.
Compensation for tenants Secured £29,000 in compensation and got the landlord to carry out repairs for a client who had suffered years of severe damp
Securing accommodation close to homeWe represented a mother of five who was made homeless by Westminster Council after refusing to be re-housed 50 miles away in Milton Keynes. The Supreme Court quashed a previous verdict which had determined the offer of accommodation was suitable. 

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Social Housing: Tenants - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Hodge Jones & Allen maintains a leading reputation for its work on behalf of homeless clients and retains strong links with leading housing and homelessness charities. The team advises on the full range of social housing cases, including possession and disrepair claims. It offers a strong housing litigation team and is also equipped to handle complex judicial review challenges and group litigation.

Work Highlights

  • Hodge Jones & Allen successfully represented a claimant in their claim for judicial review, challenging the local authority's failure to fulfil its statutory homelessness duty to provide suitable temporary accommodation.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jayesh Kunwardia
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Jayesh Kunwardia
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Jayesh Kunwardia is frequently sought out by clients for representation in disrepair and possession claims, as well as landlord and tenant disputes. He is also well versed in handling homelessness and urgent transfer cases, with further experience of judicial reviews.

Jayesh has been incredibly understanding during emotionally challenging times, providing not only legal advice but also the support necessary to manage stress.

Jayesh is strong on responsiveness and tactical thinking, highlighting pathways to resolution and outlining risks.

Farzana Chowdhury
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Farzana Chowdhury
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Farzana Chowdhury has a broad housing practice encompassing homelessness applications, disrepair claims and possession proceedings. She also has notable experience acting for vulnerable tenants.
Edward Sharp
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Edward Sharp
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Edward Sharp is highly respected in the social housing sector, bringing extensive knowledge and experience to a wide range of housing law matters. He frequently assists clients with disrepair claims and handles complex defended possession and injunction proceedings.

Edward Sharp is an outstanding lawyer with a detailed knowledge of housing law, wider property law and court procedure.

Edward's knowledge, attentiveness and professionalism is unparalleled.

Sioned Wyn Roberts
Sioned Wyn Roberts
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Sioned Roberts is an experienced solicitor who regularly advises on cases concerning homelessness and issues of domestic violence.

Ranked Lawyers at
Hodge Jones & Allen

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Social Housing: Tenants

Jayesh Kunwardia
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Jayesh Kunwardia
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Farzana Chowdhury
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Farzana Chowdhury
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Edward Sharp
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Edward Sharp
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Up and Coming
Sioned Wyn Roberts
Sioned Wyn Roberts
Associates to watch