Housing litigation

BLM has extensive experience of housing claims resulting from the many instructions received from housing associations, local authorities, private landlords and household insurers. We handle claims covering:

• housing disrepair and the Landlord & Tenant Act
• defence of private prosecutions by tenants
• floods
• fires
• rent and accommodation issues such as succession rights and transfer of property
• advice on rental agreements
• repossession matters.

As well as claims handling, we also advise on liability issues including recovery prospects in private and public nuisance, negligence or breach of contract. The team actively promotes risk management through the preparation of risk assessment documentation and provides clients with seminars aimed at providing protection from the possibility of future claims.

What the legal directories say:

The firm continues to win plaudits for its work in housing management, acting on behalf of its clients in matters involving antisocial behaviour, disrepair claims, possession orders and property management, as well as providing training and policy advice. The firm's recent clients include Halton Housing Trust, Anglesey County Council and Places for People.

Chambers & Partners 2012

With 'excellent industry knowledge', Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP in Liverpool has an increasingly comprehensive practice across non-contentious and contentious matters, and includes leasehold management work, enfranchisement, and reviews of homeless decisions.

Legal 500 2011

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