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42BR's Housing team includes three part-time judges, a Committee member of the Social Housing Law Association, as well as a founder member of the Social Housing Law Association.
This highly experienced group appears in, and advises on, not only the common types of housing dispute, but also more specialised disputes such as HMO licensing and licence breaches, environmental law and discrimination.
We regularly act for local authorities, housing associations, housing trusts, RMCs, portfolio and private landlords, and individuals.
We provide clear tactical advice and representation at short notice, such as when seeking, or responding to, injunctions.
Here is a summary of the areas of Housing Law in which we are regularly instructed:
Our Housing Group regularly present webinars in which they cover a range of Housing Law topics. You can view the recordings of these webinars on our Youtube channel, as well as download the slides.
Iris Ferber KC (2005 | Silk 2023)
Howard Lederman (1982)
Desmond Kilcoyne (1990)
Edmund Walters (1991)
Naomi Hawkes (1994)
Gillian Crew (1998)
Niamh O'Brien (1998)
Angela Piears (2001)
Amy Stroud (2004)
Mathew McDermott (2008)
Michael Grant (2009)
Amritpal Bachu (2010)
Natalie Foster (2011)
Krishma Patel (2012)
Stefan Liberadzki (2013)
James Arthur Sharpe (2014)
Vondez Phipps (2014)
Peter Jolley (2014)
Samuel Davis (2016)
Max Gordon (2016)
Louise Whittington (2016)
Jamie Fireman (2016)
Alexander Adamou (2017)
Andrew Carter (2018)
Robert Winspear (2019)
Vistra Greenaway-Harvey (2021)
Matthew Timm (2021)
Karolina Zielinska (2021)
Alexander Bailey (2022)
Martin Horne (2015)
Sophie George-Moore (2024)
James Hoile (Pupil)
We are pleased to present the second instalment of 'Home Truths' - The Housing Law Podcast from 42BR Barristers. In this episode, Stefan Liberadzki and Peter Jolley discuss the abolition of ASTs and s.21 no fault evictions.
Published: 24th Apr 2025
42BR's Mathew McDermott has written a book which provides a practice guide to Rent Repayment Orders.
Published: 25th Mar 2025
Catch up on the recording of our latest housing law webinar, hosted by Michael Grant and Matthew Timm.
Published: 19th Mar 2025
Read more about The Renters’ Rights Bill and the Future of Rent Repayment Orders on our website here.
Published: 13th Mar 2025
Register here for our Civil Fraud Webinars, taking place from October 2024 to February 2025.
Published: 20th Feb 2025
We are pleased to present 'Home Truths' - The Housing Law Podcast from 42BR Barristers. In this episode, Iris Ferber KC and Karolina Zielinska provide an introduction to the Renters' Rights Bill.
Published: 10th Feb 2025
Charles Grossman of Druces LLP and Howard Lederman of 42BR explain how they obtained an Interim Possession Order (“IPO”) on behalf of their commercial landlord client.
Published: 3rd Feb 2025
42BR's Housing Group invite you to their in person Christmas event on Wednesday 11 December 2024
Published: 11th Dec 2024
Recording of our 'Social Housing Fraud' webinar
Published: 26th Nov 2024
The new Labour Government has published its Renters’ Rights Bill. Krishma Patel discusses Tenant Notices to Quit
Published: 19th Nov 2024
Recording of our final webinar in our Social Housing Webinar Series 2024, 'Succession Claim Fraud'.
Published: 6th Nov 2024
Introducing our Social Housing Webinar Series, comprising of three sessions between October and November 2024.
Published: 5th Nov 2024
The new Labour Government has published its Renters’ Rights Bill. Paul Fuller compares and contrasts: the Renters (Reform) Bill vs. the Renters’ Rights Bill – Pets
Published: 5th Nov 2024
The new Labour Government has published its Renters’ Rights Bill. Michael Grant compares and contrasts: the Renters (Reform) Bill vs. the Renters’ Rights Bill – Grounds for Possession
Published: 22nd Oct 2024
The new Labour Government has published its Renters’ Rights Bill. Stefan Liberadzki discusses deposits, gas safety certificates, and more
Published: 8th Oct 2024
Recording of our Unlawful sub-letting: the "Only or Principal Home" test
Published: 3rd Oct 2024
Angela Piears considers an FTT case about HMO licences...
Published: 26th Sep 2024
Register now for our upcoming Housing event.
Published: 24th Jul 2024
Recording of our latest housing webinar
Published: 18th Jul 2024
Mathew McDermott and Karolina Zielinska present our first housing podcast.
Published: 27th Jun 2024
Iris Ferber KC has become a committee member for the Social Housing Law Association.
Published: 20th Jun 2024
Introducing the next three webinars in the series.
Published: 24th Apr 2024
Sweeping changes to the Civil Procedure Rules, applying to claims issued after 1 October 2023, have ushered in a new regime of fixed recoverable costs, and a new Intermediate Track for case management.
Published: 10th Apr 2024
Neil Clark and Max Gordon present the third instalment of our Disability Discrimination for Housing Lawyers series.
Published: 15th Mar 2024
The second episode in our Introduction to Disability Discrimination Law for Housing Lawyers.
Published: 1st Mar 2024
42BR Barristers' Housing and Employment Groups are delighted to present the first two installments of our upcoming 'Introduction to Disability Discrimination Law for Housing Lawyers' events.
Published: 13th Dec 2023
The first in our Introduction to Disability Discrimination series, hosted by Rebecca Thomas and Stefan Liberadzki.
Published: 7th Dec 2023
Krishma Patel provides an overview of clause 14(3) in the Renters (Reform) Bill.
Published: 24th Jul 2023
Andrew Carter provides stop 7 of our Tour Bus Guide to the Renters (Reform) Bill.
Published: 13th Jul 2023
Stop 6 of our Renters (Reform) Bill Tour Bus Guide focuses on unlawful eviction, written by Michael Grant
Published: 6th Jul 2023
Robert Winspear provides the fifth instalment of our Renters (Reform) Bill Tour, covering rent increases.
Published: 22nd Jun 2023
Max Gordon provides the fourth instalment of our Renters (Reform) Bill series of articles.
Published: 15th Jun 2023
Niamh O'Brien and Louise Whittington explore breach procedures and sentencing guidelines in anti-social behaviour injunctions.
Published: 14th Jun 2023
![Mathew McDermott discusses the case Kazi v. Bradford MDC [2023] UKUT 128 (LC)](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/528-housing.png)
Mathew McDermott provides a helpful article on the case Kazi v. Bradford MDC [2023] UKUT 128 (LC)
Published: 8th Jun 2023
The third instalment of our Renters (Reform) Bill on the subject of Pets, written by Paul Fuller.
Published: 8th Jun 2023
Michael Grant provides the second instalment of our Renters (Reform) Bill Series.
Published: 1st Jun 2023
A Housing Law webinar presented by Iris Ferber KC and Stefan Liberadzki.
Published: 26th May 2023
First Stop: Deposits, gas safety certificates and more – throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
Published: 25th May 2023
![Surrender or Succession? Angela Piears discusses the recent High Court decision in City of Westminster Council v Abdul Kazam and Armin Rahimi [2023] EWHC 825 (KB)](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/506-housing.png)
Housing Law case summary, provided by 42BR Angela Piears.
Published: 3rd May 2023
Krishma Patel and Paul Fuller discuss some practical aspects of gathering and pleading evidence.
Published: 3rd Apr 2023
Iris Ferber and Jamie Fireman present a practical Housing webinar.
Published: 7th Mar 2023
A webinar explaining how to assess quantum in rent repayment order applications by reference to recent caselaw.
Published: 31st Jan 2023
Paul Fuller discusses the recent High Court decision in Moradi v The Home Office [2022] EWHC 3125 (KB).
Published: 14th Dec 2022
Join us for this in person seminar on Thursday 8 December, from 09:30am.
Published: 24th Nov 2022
Iris Ferber and Krishma Patel present a webinar on preparing defences in possession claims
Published: 31st Oct 2022
We are pleased to invite you to attend our webinar on Administration of Estates: Dealing with errant PRs
Published: 27th Oct 2022
![Paul Fuller discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision in Norton v LB Haringey [2022] EWCA Civ 1340](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/397-housing-banner.jpg)
Paul Fuller has written an article in which he discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision in Norton v LB Haringey
Published: 25th Oct 2022
Mathew McDermott has written an article titled “Calculating the Amount of Rent Repayment Orders”, which has been published in Landlord and Tenant Review.
Published: 28th Sep 2022
We will be hosting a virtual round table discussion where a group of five practitioners, specialising in different areas of law, will discuss the status of a pet or companion animal in law.
Published: 26th Sep 2022
In person Housing Event in conjunction with SHLA
Published: 28th Jul 2022
Louise Whittington and Jamie Fireman will be presenting a webinar on Disrepair: Enforcement of Settlement Agreements.
Published: 27th Jul 2022
Desmond Kilcoyne, of 42BR, has written a synopsis on the Building Safety Act 2022: Parts now in force since 28 June 2022
Published: 5th Jul 2022
![Robert Winspear discusses the recent Upper Tribunal decision in Hallett v Parker [2022] UKUT 165: Landlord’s 100% RRO reduced, as FTT had failed to consider landlord’s circumstances](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/107-housing-banner.jpg)
Robert Winspear discusses the recent Upper Tribunal decision in Hallett v Parker [2022] UKUT 165
Published: 30th Jun 2022
![Christopher Mann appears for the Appellant in Khan v Mehmood [2022] EWCA Civ 791](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/103-housing-banner.jpg)
The Court found for Christopher’s client on ground 1, concluding that submissions made to a Judge in 2014 amounted to a serious procedural irregularity, and also went on...
Published: 22nd Jun 2022
Michael Grant discusses the recent High Court decision in Procter v Procter and others [2022] EWHC 1202.
Published: 30th May 2022
42 Bedford Row members Iris Ferber and Andrew Carter have recorded a training session on EPA Disrepair: Proving the Elements of an EPA Offence.
Published: 27th May 2022
Making a mountain out of a Maida Hill: the Public Sector Equality Duty and Anti-Social Behaviour Injunctions
Published: 18th May 2022
Housing Webinar with Mathew McDermott & Stefan Liberadzki
Published: 14th Apr 2022
Gillian Crew discusses the recent High Court decision in Axnoller Events Limited v Brake
Published: 28th Mar 2022
Published: 16th Mar 2022
Housing Webinar with Natalie Foster & Max Gordon
Published: 15th Mar 2022
![Charmaine Clubb discusses the recent Court of Appeal homelessness decision in Paley v LB Waltham Forest [2022] EWCA Civ 112](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/31-housing-banner.jpg)
Money doesn’t grow on trees: how (not) to conduct an affordability exercise
Published: 16th Feb 2022
Barristers Robert Winspear & Desmond Kilcoyne will be providing some virtual training for our next Housing Webinar
Published: 3rd Feb 2022
Robert Winspear discusses the Court of Appeal’s decision in LB Barking and Dagenham v Persons Unknown [2022] EWCA Civ 13
Published: 26th Jan 2022
![Robert Winspear discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision in Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited v TM [2021] EWCA Civ 1890](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/59-housing-banner.jpg)
Too little too late: Successful PSED challenge to a possession order
Published: 21st Dec 2021
Housing Webinar with Krishma Patel and Stefan Liberadzki.
Published: 7th Dec 2021
![Robert Winspear discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision in Hajjaj v City of Westminster; Akhter v LB Waltham Forest [2021] EWCA 1688](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/288-housing-banner.jpg)
What you don’t know can hurt you (if you are a local authority making a private sector offer)
Published: 2nd Dec 2021
![Amy Stroud discusses the implications of R (Ibrahim) v Westminster City Council [2021] EWHC 2616 (Admin)](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/61-housing-banner.jpg)
The Administrative Court has cast a fresh eye on the circumstances in which a renewed homelessness application made under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 amounts to a new application.
Published: 10th Nov 2021
Housing Webinar with team members Iris Ferber and Angela Piears.
Published: 3rd Nov 2021
This webinar will be suitable for junior litigators, and for anyone who wants a refresher.
Published: 28th Sep 2021
Interactive Housing Webinar
Published: 1st Sep 2021
This training will provide practical guidance on frequently encountered issues in the preparation of applications for both civil injunctions and committals following breach of an injunction.
Published: 29th Jul 2021
Natalie Foster explores the potential role of ‘Nightingale Courts’ and extended operating hours in unclogging the backlog – and ensuring that the wheels of justice keep turning.
Published: 9th Jul 2021
Michael Grant discusses yesterday’s decision by the Court of Appeal in Minister v Hathaway [2021] EWCA Civ 936
Published: 24th Jun 2021
This training will cover a short, easy to digest introduction to statutory nuisance prosecutions in respect of residential accommodation
Published: 23rd Jun 2021
The significance of a recent High Court housing law case cannot be underestimated – both legally and practically – in bringing to the fore the practical effects of local authority allocation schemes, writes Martin Khoshdel.
Published: 23rd Jun 2021
![Kowalek v Hassanien Limited [2021] UKUT 143 (LC)](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/78-housing-banner.jpg)
What to consider (or not) when quantifying Rent Repayment Orders
Published: 22nd Jun 2021
The freeze on possession hearings is finally starting to thaw – but how will the courts cope with the huge backlog of cases? Will mediation, online hearings, or a dedicated housing tribunal make a difference? In the first of a series of articles from 42BR Housing, looking at the potential solutions, Catherine Urquhart analyses the mediation pilot scheme.
Published: 16th Jun 2021
Mathew McDermott discusses a recent case on the service of notices in prosecutions for statutory nuisance under the 1990 Act.
Published: 14th Jun 2021
Published: 4th Jun 2021
Martin Khoshdel discusses the recent High Court decision in R (Nur and Abdulahi) v Birmingham City Council [2021] EWHC 1138 (Admin)
Published: 18th May 2021
Michael Grant discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision of Aster Communities v Kerry Chapman (and Ors) [2021] EWCA Civ 660, concerning the attachment of conditions to an award of dispensation from the consultation requirements under S.20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
Published: 14th May 2021
![Iris Ferber discusses High Court decision in R (Minott) v Cambridge City Council [2021] EWHC 211](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/64-housing-banner.jpg)
Iris Ferber discusses the recent High Court decision in R (Minott) v Cambridge City Council [2021] EWHC 211 (Admin): Scope of “Local Connection” in Homelessness Applications
Published: 5th Mar 2021
![Iris Ferber: The recent Supreme Court decision in R (on the application of Z) v Hackney LBC; Agudas Israel Housing Association Ltd [2020] UKSC 40: Positive Discrimination in Housing Allocation](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/290-housing-banner.jpg)
Published: 2nd Nov 2020
Published: 24th Aug 2020
![Disability Discrimination and Statutory Nuisance: Krishma Patel looks at the recent decision in the case of R (Fisher) v Durham CC [2020] EWHC 1277 (Admin) Knowles J](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/293-housing-banner.jpg)
Published: 22nd Jun 2020
Michael Grant discusses the recent appeal in London Borough of Hackney v Okoro concerning the scope of PD 51Z.
Published: 1st Jun 2020
Published: 12th May 2020
Published: 29th Apr 2020
![Apportionment of Service Charges: Michael Grant discusses the recent Upper Tribunal decision of Williams v Aviva Investors Ground Rent [2020] UKUT 111 (LC)](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/296-housing-banner.jpg)
Published: 23rd Apr 2020
![Iris Ferber discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision in McMahon v Watford BC [2020] EWCA CIV 497: Vulnerability and the Public Sector Equality Duty](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/294-housing-banner.jpg)
Published: 17th Apr 2020
![Mathew McDermott discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision in James v Hertsmere BC [2020] EWCA CIV 489 and the 'contracting out' of review decisions pursuant to s.202 of the Housing Act 1996 James](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/298-housing-banner.jpg)
Published: 15th Apr 2020
Published: 14th Apr 2020
Published: 14th Apr 2020
Published: 5th Nov 2019
Published: 5th Nov 2019
Published: 4th Nov 2019
Published: 23rd Oct 2019
In this bulletin Angela Piears looks at this recent Court of Appeal decision that considers whether, if a social landlord breaches its Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”) under section 149 Equality Act 2010 (“EA”), a court will assess if it would have made any difference had the social landlord in fact complied with its duty.
Published: 1st Aug 2019
In the latest newsletter from the Housing team at 42 Bedford Row, Mathew McDermott looks at the Supreme Court’s judgment dealing with the approach to affordability under Part VII Housing Act 1996
Published: 13th Jun 2019
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