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Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith

UK Bar 2026

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4-5 Gray's Inn Square
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Ranked in 1 practice area

Social Housing

London (Bar)

12 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Stephanie has expertise in Social Housing, Commercial and Residential L&T, Public, Local Government and Property Law. She acts for local authorities, private registered social housing providers and private individuals and organisations.

Career

Stephanie has 20 years of experience at the Bar. She specialises in all areas of housing, landlord and tenant and related local government and property law.  Recent cases in the Court of Appeal include Minott v Cambridge City Council [2022] EWCA Civ 159;  [2022] PTSR 786; Abdikadir v Ealing London Borough Council [2022] EWCA Civ 979; [2022] All ER (D) 92 (Jul); Moge v Ealing London Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 464, [2023] All ER (D) 61 (Apr) - Permission to appeal refused by the Supreme Court on 30 November 2023; Querino v Cambridge City Council [2024] EWCA Civ 314; and Hajan v Brent LBC (judgment awaited).

Professional Memberships

Stephanie is a member of the Housing Law Practitioners Association, the Social Housing Law Association and the Property Bar Association.

Publications

As well as being a former Assistant Deputy Editor of the Encyclopaedia of Housing Law, Stephanie is author of:

“A Practical Guide to Unlawful Eviction and Harassment”, 2nd edition (2020), and

“A Practical Guide to Succession to Social Housing Tenancies” (2022), Law Brief Publishing.

She is currently writing "A Practical Guide to the Appointment of Managers" due for publication in early 2025.

Chambers Review

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Social Housing - London (Bar)

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Stephanie Lovegrove is regularly instructed on behalf of local authorities and is well respected for her adroit handling of complex leasehold disputes. She demonstrates prowess across all areas of landlord and tenant law, including residential and commercial possession matters and homelessness appeals, and has appeared in courts of all levels, including the Court of Appeal.

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Strengths

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  • Stephanie is absolutely incredible at what she does.

    Social HousingUK Bar

  • Stephanie has fantastic client care, legal knowledge and provides tactical litigation skills that are unrivalled in this field.

    Social HousingUK Bar

  • Stephanie is excellent in areas of housing law and real property disputes. She is passionate about her work and extremely detailed and creative.

    Social HousingUK Bar

  • Her pragmatic approach and keen understanding of both landlord and tenant issues allow her to provide effective and strategic representation.

    Social HousingUK Bar

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