The Renters Reform Bill promises the most significant reforms in housing law for decades. Join Sian Evans and Josh Stolberg of Weightmans LLP as they look ahead to the proposed changes and what they will mean for local authorities including their intended new enforcement powers and responsibilities.
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Sian qualified as a solicitor in 1990 and joined Weightmans as a partner in 2007. Sian is sector lead for housing and she is also a partner in the property litigation team. She specialises in all aspects of property litigation, both commercial and residential, in the High Court, the County Court, the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and Upper Tribunal. Sian also acts for a wide range of housing associations, stock transfer organisations and fully mutual housing co-operatives. Sian has specialist knowledge of housing management issues including possession cases based on convictions, breach of tenancy terms and anti-social behaviour, anti-social behaviour injunctions (with and without notice), general estate management issues including exchange, abandoned properties, squatters and disrepair. Sian appears regularly as an advocate in the county court.
Sian also has a wealth of experience in commercial property litigation. She is also skilled in all forms of alternative dispute resolution and has had noted success in mediations.
Joshua has specialised in housing law since qualifying as a solicitor in 2015. He joined Weightmans in September 2021.
Joshua primarily deals with housing management issues for social landlords including claims for possession, applications for anti-social behaviour injunctions and committals, and succession disputes. He also acts for private landlords providing advice and representation on bringing claims for possession under section 8 and section 21, and defending claims for alleged breach of deposit rules and disrepair.
Joshua regularly appears in the County Court in respect of all types of housing management disputes but mainly in possession and injunction matters. At his previous firm, he delivered the housing possession court duty scheme for unrepresented defendants at seven courts in the north west of England.
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