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Over £50,000 Damages Awarded Following Court’s Consideration Of A Home Which Was Unfit For Human Habitation
Ms D v London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham at Central London County Court, 9 November 2023 Ms D instructed Farzana Chowdhury, Housing Partner at Hodge Jones & Allen having…
Hodge Jones & Allen celebrates new and improved recommendations for lawyers and 10 recommendations for practice areas in Legal 500 2023
The Legal 500 UK Directory announced its new rankings for 2023 today and we’re delighted that even more of our leading lawyers throughout our specialist legal teams have been recognised…
Daniel Fitzpatrick Re-Elected as Housing Representative for the Law Society Council
The Law Society have recently confirmed the re-election of Hodge Jones & Allen’s housing partner, Daniel Fitzpatrick as representative on the Law Society Council. Daniel will once again represent the Housing Law practice area.…
HJA housing lawyer continues to successfully settle homelessness cases for vulnerable tenants
Amirah Choudhury, Paralegal in the Housing team continues to successfully support clients facing difficult situations regarding unsuitable living accommodations. She has recently represented two people with particular needs, both were…
Sioned Wyn Roberts settles housing appeal on behalf of a woman in temporary accommodation experiencing domestic violence
Sioned Wyn Roberts, Associate in our Housing Law team has recently successfully settled a s.204 Housing Act 1996 appeal on behalf of a woman in temporary accommodation experiencing domestic violence.…
Hero Granger-Taylor denied appeal against HS2 Ltd. but will pursue company for ‘duty of candour’
Ms Hero Granger-Taylor has been denied the right to appeal in her Judicial Review case against HS2 Ltd. which argued that the ‘Three Tunnels’ design risked the catastrophic collapse of…
Homelessness Judicial Review with interim relief granted – success for housing lawyers Retha Khan and Edward Sharp
Retha Khan’s client (KG) was notified of the section 184 decision letter finding that she is not in priority need for housing in accordance to s.189(1) Housing Act 1996. The…
Owner of Mid-terrace House Poses Tricky Question Regarding Water Supply
Daniel Fitzpatrick, Deputy Head of our Housing Law team offered advice in the ‘Home Front’ section of the Sunday Times (20th September 2020). A Sunday Times reader wrote in to ask for assistance in…
Tenants face uncertainty once again as possession claims restart this Monday
Sunday marks the end of the evictions ban, with proceedings starting this Monday (21 September), following a month-long extension announced two days before the previous deadline of 23 August As…
Judge finds London Borough of Islington failed to properly notify homeless citizen when terminating his temporary accommodation
A homeless man who was denied accommodation by his local authority, has won his case against the London Borough of Islington after the borough failed to follow due process, as…