Housing & Debt

 

We act for tenants, homeless applicants and other occupants.We have experienced Housing litigation team. 

Javed Nazir Solicitors’ Housing law teams’ big win in High Court case. See below reported High Court judgment

A significant High Court case on suitibity, a mandatory order for council to provide suitable accommodation to our client and his family within 12 weeks.
M, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Newham [2020] EWHC 327 (Admin) (19 February 2020) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2020/327.html

We can help with a number of problems including the following:-

  • Possession or eviction proceedings brought by your landlord (who might be either a private landlord, a Housing Association/Trust or a Local Authority).
  • Claims or counterclaims for damages for disrepair, including getting injunctions requiring your landlord to carry out repairs
  • Mortgage repossession.
  • Squatter’s rights/adverse possession.
  • Homelessness applications, including reviews, appeals in the County Court and judicial reviews of Local Authority’s decisions.
  • Refusal of the Council to provide temporary accommodation pending outcome of the application.
  • Harassment and/or unlawful eviction by your landlord.
  • We also help those needing accommodation who are not entitled to apply for housing under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Act 1996 .
  • Allocation of social housing
  • Debt related matters

We have substantial experience in acting for clients in proceedings in the County Court and High Court.

Legal Aid may be available for tenants. Please contact us for a financial assessment of eligibility.

Services for Landlords:

Possession proceedings if you have tenants who have not paid their rent or are behaving in an anti-social way which is causing damage to the property or a disturbance in the neighbourhood, We may be able to help you legally remove them from the property.

Call us on 020 8521 7222 today.