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Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Dianne Cowie

London, UK

UK Guide 2022

Ranked in 1 departments

Ranked in : Social Housing: Tenants

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Social Housing: Tenants - UK-wide

Band 3

Dianne Cowie offers considerable expertise in possession proceedings, tenancy disputes and homelessness appeals as well as advising on anti-social behaviour injunctions.
"She is extremely well organised and is very good with clients; she has a nice rapport with them and keeps them informed."

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Practice Areas

Director/Solicitor: Dianne Cowie 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.

She is recognised as an “excellent litigator” and her expertise have resulted in her involvement in reported cases.

Notable cases include representing a vulnerable tenant in both a possession matter as well as a subsequent homelessness matter. Successfully settling the complex possession matter clearing arrears of £10,000 and thereafter ensuring that a duty to house was accepted by the local authority by appealing their decision not to accept this on the basis of not eligible due to status.

Career

Dianne joined Duncan Lewis Solicitors in 2015. She has previous experience practicing family law and civil litigation. Her team runs weekly pro bono clinics for Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth, and she has also provided training in relation to homelessness and possession matters to the Citizens Advice volunteers/advisors.