Every member of 42BR’s team, from silk to newest tenant, has extensive experience of the bread-and-butter of Social Housing work: possession claims and ASB injunctions.
Whether it’s a standard rent possession or noise-related injunction, or a complex multi-day tenancy fraud trial with an Article 8 defence, or anything in between, our team can help.
There is a strong cross-over between our Social Housing and Employment teams. If you are representing a tenant considering bringing or defending a housing claim based on the Equality Act, we will know how to draft and present your case; or, if you are representing a landlord facing an Equality Act claim or defence, we will understand what needs to be done to respond to it effectively.
We also understand that sometimes in housing litigation – especially injunctions – instructions can only be provided at very short notice. Our team has the strength and breadth to cover even very urgent instructions.
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)
Sajjad Nabi (2003)
Amy Stroud (2004)
Mathew McDermott (2008)
Michael Grant (2009)
Natalie Foster (2011)
Krishma Patel (2012)
Stefan Liberadzki (2013)
Christopher McCarthy (2013 (British Virgin Islands 2023))
Vondez Phipps (2014)
Peter Jolley (2014)
Alex Lawson (2015)
Martin Horne (2015)
Max Gordon (2016)
Louise Whittington (2016)
Jamie Fireman (2016)
Samuel Davis (2016)
Adele Rainsford (2018)
Andrew Carter (2018)
Robert Winspear (2019)
Matthew Timm (2021)
Karolina Zielinska (2021)
Alexander Bailey (2022)
Iris Ferber KC and Karolina Zielinska present the sixth episode in this series, discussing the 2025 High Court case Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership.
Published: 30th Apr 2026
Iris Ferber KC and Andrew Carter continue our podcast series, discussing AB v Westminster City Council.
Published: 30th Mar 2026
Iris Ferber KC and Matthew Timm discuss the case of Laidley v Metropolitan Housing Trust.
Published: 24th Feb 2026
In this third podcast, Iris Ferber KC and Natalie Foster discuss Nightingale v Bromford Housing, heard by the High Court in 2024.
Published: 9th Feb 2026
Iris Ferber KC and Jeremy Raizon represented the Claimant, Hamit Coskun, in R (on the application of Hamit Coskun) v Secretary of State for the Home Department.
Published: 6th Feb 2026
In this second podcast, Iris Ferber KC and Peter Jolley discuss Paragon Asra Housing v Neville, heard by the Court of Appeal in 2018.
Published: 6th Jan 2026
Iris Ferber KC and Karolina Zielinska discuss the case of Akerman-Livingstone to kick start our A-Z Housing Discrimination Case Law podcast series.
Published: 4th Dec 2025
Catch up on our latest Housing Law webinar, hosted by Niamh O'Brien and Louise Whittington.
Published: 19th Nov 2025
Catch up on our latest Housing webinar discussing Awaab's Law.
Published: 29th Oct 2025
Krishma Patel and Karolina Zielinska present the next episode of our Renters' Rights Bill series.
Published: 1st Sep 2025
Max Gordon and Matthew Timm present the next episode of Home Truths, discussing the proposed implied right to have pets in rented accommodation under the Renters' Rights Bill.
Published: 18th Aug 2025
Mathew McDermott provides a summary of recent Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) decisions made over the last couple of months dealing with RROs under the Housing and Planning Act 2016
Published: 15th Aug 2025
Iris Ferber KC and Natalie Foster discuss the brand new provisions in Chapter 3 of the Renters’ Rights Bill.
Published: 11th Aug 2025
Iris Ferber KC and Alex Bailey provide an all-in-one overview of every single ground for possession, in the new version of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 (as it will look after the Renters' Rights Bill becomes law).
Published: 7th Aug 2025
Alex Adamou and Max Gordon present the next episode in our series of podcasts discussing the Renters' Rights Bill.
Published: 9th Jul 2025
Angela Piears and Michael Grant present the third instalment of Home Truths, dissecting Section 16J of the Renters' Rights Bill.
Published: 19th Jun 2025
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
Angela Piears and Karolina Zielinska present the second session in our Social Housing Webinar Series.
Published: 16th 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
Awards & Recognition
