At 25 Canada Square Chambers, our specialist Housing team brings Counsel together who have combined experience of attending over 55,000 hearings. Our Counsel understand the importance of combining their in-depth understanding of the legal considerations with commercial awareness, to ensure outstanding results for our clients.
Our Counsel have experience in all levels of Court within Housing matters, including the County Courts, High Court, specialist tribunals and higher Appellate Courts.
25 Canada Square Chambers' national presence ensures that our Counsel are repeatedly instructed by clients to attend hearings and provide advice within this Practice Area.
25 Canada Square Chambers prides itself on providing the very best representation for both Claimants and Defendants throughout the Country. Contact our Clerks today to discuss your case.
- Anti-Social Behaviour
Our Counsel regularly receive instructions to act for landlords and for tenants, within Anti-Social Behaviour proceedings.
We are able to attend matters including Civil Injunctions, claims arising from the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and Orders under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014.
- Forfeiture
Our Counsel are able to advise and provide representation within commercial and residential forfeiture and possession proceedings. This includes providing advice prior to the issue of proceedings pertaining to leases as well as representing parties at the final hearing.
We are available to attend hearings within the Leasehold Valuation Tribunals, County Courts and higher Appellate Courts.
- Landlord and Tenant Commercial
Our Counsel have experience of dealing with a number of commercial matters, acing for both landlords and tenants.
We are able to provide advice and representation for disputes related to the extension of leases, rent reviews, forfeiture and repossession; this includes both providing advice prior to the issue of proceedings through to representing parties at the final hearing.
- Landlord and Tenant Residential
Our Counsel have experience of dealing with a breadth of residential matters, acting for both landlords and tenants.
Our Counsel are well equipped to achieve outstanding results for our clients, because their are always at the forefront of understanding any legislative change.
Our Counsel are able to provide advice and representation for a wide range of residential landlord and tenant matters including disputes related to disrepair, repossession and non-protection of deposits. They are also available to provide advice and representation with disputes related to the extension of leases, rent reviews, forfeiture and repossession. This includes providing pre-issue advice and representing parties at the final hearing.
- Trespassers
Our Counsel are regularly instructed on urgent Trespasser possession matters; they have a detailed understanding of the commercial considerations our clients face in such circumstances and assist in the process of expediting possession orders for enforcement.
Supported by our dedicated Clerking team, we are able to attend trespasser hearings at very short notice.
If you require representation for a Trespasser matter, speak with our clerks today.
- Types of hearings we attend
Our Counsel are available to provide advice and representation in the following hearing types.
- Disrepair trials (Fast and Multi-Track)
- Directions Hearings
- Disposal Hearings
- Interim Possession hearings
- Landlord Valuation Tribunal
- Possession matters (inclusive of PCOL)
- Private Landlord possession hearings
- Social Landlord possession hearings
- Trespasser hearings