Housing Law Solicitors
Our team of social housing solicitors have the necessary housing, human rights and public law background to provide you with the highest standard of representation in complex legal challenges against public bodies. We have a proven record of reversing decisions through legal action.
Often decisions are made by public bodes such as housing associations or local authorities in way that just does not feel right. It is possible that those decisions are in fact unlawful, irrational or unreasonable and may be challenged within the High Court. This process is known as Judicial Review.
There are often struct deadlines to bring a claim and seeking early advice is strongly advised. Our team hold a legal aid franchise to assist you every step of the way. We work very hard to achieve the best and quickest outcome for your case.
We can help challenging a housing decision where there has been a failure to:
Contact our specialist housing solicitors if you believe your Local Authority is acting unlawfully in relation to your housing case, or if you simply need to understand whether you have grounds to challenge their decision.
Head of Housing Law & Partner
“Edward Sharp has outstanding technical knowledge of housing law and wider property law; he also has a thorough understanding of the litigation process and knows what works best to prepare a case for trial.”
“This social housing tenant practice uniquely blends deep expertise with a compassionate, client-centred approach.”
There are numerous examples of Local Authorities acting unlawfully, where a Judicial Review can provide an effective remedy.
This complex area of law requires specialist representation. We appreciate the importance of securing a good outcome for all our clients.
If you believe your Local Authority is acting unlawfully in relation to your housing case, or you simply need to understand if you have grounds to challenge your local authority, please contact us to see if we can help.
Housing law is a complex area and requires specialist representation. We have the necessary housing, property, and public law background to enable them to provide the highest standards of representation.
We appreciate the importance of securing a good outcome for you and your family, which is why our solicitors will work tirelessly on your behalf. We’ll also ensure that we keep you properly informed and updated about your case throughout, so you’re never out of the loop.
As one of the few firms to hold both a housing and public law franchise to enable us to provide legal aid, we’re in a unique position to offer exceptionally experienced solicitors and advocates to assist you with every stage of dealing with these difficult matters. It’s important to seek legal advice at the earliest opportunity as the time frames to challenge decisions is often short and require consideration prior to starting the process.
Our expert housing solicitors will assess your housing decision challenge very carefully and provide you with the correct advice on what can be achieved and funding options.
We’ll then provide clear guidance on the legal process, keeping you up to date throughout.
We work very hard to achieve the best and quickest outcome possible for your case.
Senior Associate
“Sam is indefatigable in the pursuit of justice for his clients. If one argument fails, he will seek out another to find a pathway to success for his clients.”
This appeal was made against a decision where our client had rejected what was considered to be a suitable offer of accommodation. He was told that he needed to reject the offer before appealing. The information provided was incorrect and misleading. The appeal was allowed as the Judge accepted both that the advice given was misleading and that the client had relied on this which lead to an unfair procedure. Our client was vulnerable with disabilities and it had always been accepted the Local Authority had an initial duty to house him. Our Housing Team fights these cases to ensure vulnerable homeless individuals are not denied a place to live.
A challenge must be issued at the High Court as soon as reasonably practicable and after no more than three months. As such speed is of the essence, any delay even under the three months needs to be justified.
The application must be sent to the defendant within seven days and a certificate of service filed with the Court recording the same.
Failure to do so will in some cases result in your claim being struck out.
There are many ways of funding a judicial review. You can pay on a private basis or you can take the necessary steps to obtain costs protection. You’re very unlikely to obtain After the Event Insurance on these types of matters.
A common method of funding is by way of legal aid supplied by the Legal Aid Agency. The test for legal aid involves assessment of means and merits, you can be assisted through this process by one of our experienced solicitors. If you don’t meet the funding criteria, we can look at other methods of funding such as crowdfunding.
Hodge Jones & Allen’s housing solicitors are recognised by Chambers & Partners as one of the leading firms in the field. We are also noted by Legal 500 for our depth of expertise and our compassionate, client‑focused approach. You can be confident that our team is highly experienced in managing even the most complex and challenging housing law matters.
Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors is proud of the many positive testimonials that we receive, reinforced by our ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot. Please read through what some of our clients have had to say about their experience with our legal teams.
