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Social Housing: Tenants

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About

Provided by Dianne Cowie

UK

Practice Areas

Dianne Cowie is a Director of Housing at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. She specialises in landlord and tenant matters including; disrepair, tenants and leaseholders in ensuring repairs are carried out and compensation is obtained, possession proceedings, tenancy disputes, injunctions, committal proceedings, homelessness appeals and judicial reviews.

She also advises on rent arrears, breaches of tenancies, and allegations of anti-social behaviour. Dianne is highly experienced in possession matters involving vulnerable clients and she assists in the running of various pro bono clinics across South London in order to reach the most vulnerable in society. Dianne also provides training to Citizens Advice volunteers and advisors in relation to homelessness and possession matters.

Dianne is recognised as an “excellent litigator” with “a vast amount of experience in social housing”, “she offers considerable expertise in possession proceedings, tenancy disputes and homelessness appeals."

Career

Duncan Lewis Solicitors (2015-present)

Work Highlights

Dianne represented a vulnerable tenant in a possession matter and, subsequently, a homelessness matter. She successfully settled the complex possession matter, clearing arrears of £10,000. She then ensured that a duty to house her client was accepted by the local authority by appealing their decision not to accept it on the basis of her client not being eligible due to their status.

Clients

Dianne acts for both Landlords and Tenants across a range of social housing matters

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