Ranking tables

Social Housing | UK Bar

Northern/North Eastern (Bar)

These barristers act for either the providers or consumers of social housing. This can comprise corporate work - governance, joint ventures etc - housing stock transfers, antisocial behaviour matters, construction or redevelopment financing, property issues, or defending social housing tenants against legal proceedings brought by the providers.

Rankings overview for Sets

2

Band 2

  1. Cobden House Chambers
  2. Trinity Chambers

All Sets profiles

1

Band 1

  1. 1
    Garden Court North Chambers
    Social Housing
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    With a deep bench of housing law practitioners, Garden Court North Chambers continues to represent tenants and charitable organisations in a wide variety of cases, including possession claims, injunction proceedings and a range of judicial reviews. The barristers at the set are well known for their abilities in complementary areas, such as immigration, human rights and community care law, and bring this expertise to bear in complex cases. Interviewees highlight the set's market-leading knowledge, with one source enthusing that "due to the expertise offered, it is usually our first choice of Chambers to go to," while another states: "The counsel are renowned in the field for their expertise in complex matters." A recent instruction for the set was R (Shakeel) v Manchester City Council, a claim involving a judicial review pertaining to unlawful gatekeeping.
2

Band 2

  1. Cobden House Chambers
    Social Housing
    2025 | Band 2
  2. Trinity Chambers
    Social Housing
    2025 | Band 2