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Home » Practice Areas » Housing
HousingA dedicated, professional team of experts Garden Court Chambers has one of the largest specialist housing law teams in the country and a reputation for excellence in this area. We cover all aspects of housing law including security of tenure, unlawful eviction, homelessness, allocation of social housing, disrepair and housing benefit. We’re particularly committed to representing tenants, other occupiers and homeless people. We also advise on other issues related to housing : Gypsies and Travellers; disability issues; welfare benefits; ASBOs and ASBIs; community care; unfair terms in tenancy agreements; general town and country planning matters; grants; licensing of houses in multiple occupation; housing standards; and the housing health and safety rating system. We represent squatters. The team advises on the full range of accommodation and support issues concerning migrant welfare and asylum support. We are able to offer a complete service in NASS, Social Services, homelessness and connected Children Act matters. A housing case can include aspects of immigration, family law, welfare benefits, disability, and criminal law. Thanks to our multidisciplinary approach, we can draw on the wisdom and experience of our colleagues in chambers who specialise in these areas. The housing law team provides a full service, covering cases from the lowest to the highest courts, as well as undertaking advisory work. Garden Court Chambers is considered by sources to be one of the best applicant sets in the country for housing. The 16-strong specialist housing team in London covers all areas of the subject and contains some excellent practitioners. Chambers and Partners 2007 Our work isn’t confined to the courtroom. We also spend time training, advising and writing on housing issues. We were the first chambers to serve as an LSC Specialist Support Service provider in Housing Law, and since 2004 we’ve been offering specialist support and training under contract direct from the Legal Services Commission. We regularly contribute articles and case reports to professional publications such as Legal Action, All England Legal Opinion, Solicitors Journal, Landlord and Tenant Review and New Law Journal. We have also written or co-written the authoritative books: Defending Possession Proceedings (LAG); Repairs: Tenants' Rights (LAG); Remedies for Disrepair and Other Building Defects (Sweet & Maxwell), The Housing Act 2004 and Support for Asylum Seekers (LAG). We have also written Housing Allocation and Homelessness (Jordans), The Homelessness Act 2002: A Special Bulletin (Jordans) and Housing and the Human Rights Act: A Special Bulletin (Jordans). Over many years, we have supported the HLPA (Housing Law Practitioners' Association) as both ordinary and executive members, and by giving talks and attending meetings. We have also taken part in numerous training courses provided by or in association with the Legal Action Group, the Law Society, Liberty and others. We are proud of the professional, approachable and up-to-date housing law service that we provide. Notable cases We have taken part in many of the leading housing cases of recent years. A brief selection of recent reported cases from the House of Lords and Court of Appeal in which members of the team appeared includes: Price v Leeds City Council and Kay v Lambeth LBC [2006] UKHL 10; [2006] 2 WLR 570 Kay v Lambeth LBC and London & Quadrant Housing Trust [2006] UKHL 10 Conville (R on the application of) v London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames [2006] EWCA Civ 718 Bristol City Council v Hasan & Anor [2006] EWCA Civ 656 R (M) v Slough BC [2006] EWCA Civ 655 Barnet LBC v Ismail and Abdi [2006] EWCA Civ 383 Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Limbuela (FC) (2005). Al-Ameri v Kensington & Chelsea RLBC [2004] 2 AC 159, HL Michalak v Wandsworth London Borough Council [2003] 1 WLR 617 Qazi v Harrow London Borough Council [2003] 3 WLR 792 South Buckinghamshire District Council v Porter [2003] 2 AC 558 R (on the application of Q) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2003] 2 All ER 905 R (on the application of T) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2003] EWCA Civ 1285 (previously R (on the application S, D & T) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2003] EWHC 1941 Admin) R (on the application of W) v Lambeth London Borough Council [2002] 2 All ER 901 Donoghue v Poplar Housing Action & Regeneration Community Association [2002] QB 48 Gallagher v Castle Vale Housing Action Trust [2001] 33 HLR 72 Housing ClerksIf you would like more information about our housing team email the clerks civilclerks@gclaw.co.uk
The teamMembers of the Housing team are listed below - click on their names to go to their profiles.
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