JUNIOR PROFILE
Anya Newman

Anya Newman

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Career

Routinely undertakes complex property disputes, anti-social behaviour litigation and possession claims involving human rights issues and the Equality Act. She makes regular appearances in the High Court and is also noted for her work in cases where tenants lack capacity to litigate. She has significant experience of housing issues relating to the Traveller community.

Recent work:

Acted on behalf of Cottsway Housing in a successful attempt to recover possession of a property let to a Defendant who suffered from schizophrenia, which caused him to act in an anti-social manner. Anya also retained an injunction requiring the Defendant to be kept out of the property pending execution of the eviction warrant.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Social Housing - Midlands (Bar)

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Anya Newman routinely undertakes complex property disputes, antisocial behaviour litigation and possession claims involving human rights issues and the Equality Act. She makes regular appearances in the High Court and is also noted for her judicial review work and homelessness advice. She has significant experience of housing issues relating to the Traveller community.

Real Estate Litigation - Midlands (Bar)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Anya Newman handles a range of contentious real estate matters, including right of way and boundary disputes, and trespassing. She is additionally experienced in acting in landlord and tenant disputes.

Strengths

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  • A formidable advocate. Anya is highly committed and extensive knowledge of all things social housing management.

    Social HousingUK Bar
  • Anya is fantastic to work with and is always my first choice when choosing counsel.

    Social HousingUK Bar
  • Anya Newman is very astute and gets to the nub of the issue very quickly.

    Real Estate LitigationUK Bar
  • Anya is collaborative, commercial and approachable.

    Real Estate LitigationUK Bar

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London (Bar)

Midlands (Bar)

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