Harry Marriott

Practice Areas

Social Housing, Business and Property

Career

Harry’s social housing practice covers a wide range of matters including possession claims, anti-social behaviour, disrepair and public law issues. Harry is regularly instructed in fast and multi-track trials, completing them to a standard well beyond his year of call.

Along with being a persuasive and compelling advocate, he takes an analytical and pragmatic approach in his cases. Harry regularly drafts both pleadings and advices on a variety of housing issues. He is therefore keen to assist his clients from an early stage in proceedings. Harry prides himself on his ability to deal with technical issues, whilst being approachable to his clients.

Harry recently undertook a secondment in a large, Midlands-based, social housing provider. During this secondment, he dealt with a range of issues from inception to completion. He is therefore conscious of the needs of his clients and their objectives.

Notable cases include:

• Properties used to engage in serious acts of anti-social behaviour such as drug dealing and firearms offences

• Serious and persistent noise nuisance

• Cases involving significant disrepair and complex legal argument concerning the amendments made by the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018

• Defences brought under public law principles to a variety of claims