Social Housing

About

Provided by Judge & Priestley

We have a long history of successfully representing Social Housing Providers, several of whom have been clients for +30 years. Our clients vary from smaller Housing Associations, to some of the biggest Local Authorities in the country. We therefore have unparalleled expertise and insight gained from representing a varied client base, on wide-ranging residential matters. Our collaborative approach has facilitated our clients to achieve reductions in legal spend per case and to plan and manage their budgets with greater accuracy and efficiency. We offer a comprehensive service advising landlords on:

Possession claims

Anti-social behaviour actions

Squatters/unauthorised occupiers actions

Disrepair

Tenancy management issues

Leasehold issues

Tenancy Fraud

EPA 1990 claims

Income management

We also develop and implement training programmes for our clients with a view to minimising risk and pre-empting issues before they appear. We offer pragmatic and robust advice to assist our clients in managing their housing stock.

Our team is led by partner Nitika Singh, supported by partner Mark Oakley (Head of Litigation) and consultant Pamela Bachu. Nitika has extensive experience in all aspects of housing litigation. Pamela has over 20 years’ experience in dealing with social housing litigation. All of the team are members of the Social Housing Law Association.

The team additionally comprises of 3 associates, 4 solicitors, 1 trainee, 4 paralegals and 3 secretaries, based at our head office in Bromley.