Housing Condition Conference 2025
| Landlords have shown complacency in how they respond to hazards facing their tenants – from damp and mould to contaminated water supply, risk of falls and unsafe electrics – and problems can go unresolved for months and years, the Housing Ombudsman reported recently. And this is before the introduction of Awaab’s Law, which will force social landlords to fix damp and mould within strict time limits (and in time be extended to private landlords). It is no wonder that housing condition litigation is on the up along with efforts to resolve them in other ways – Nottingham City Council said in November that it did not have enough staff in-house to deal with all the legal work claims were generating. This year’s Housing Condition Conference addressed the key issues facing practitioners on both sides, including efforts to force tenants into internal complaints procedures and the role of compulsory mediation, as well as the challenges of acting for local authority landlords at this difficult time. We also looked at the pressure from the SRA over how housing condition specialists attract clients, heard from expert surveyors and pest controllers, and discussed how to optimise the teams of paralegals who are crucial to many firms’ work. For more Legal Events visit our main events page. Speakers: George Murray Barrister, Liverpool Civil Law Ellie Staniforth Senior Associate, Bevan Brittan Sean Mooney Director, Kill Line Pest Control David Deacon Director, Housing Disrepair Surveys Jamie Molloy Head of ATE, Ignite Specialty Risk Jennifer Ackers SRA Deputy Executive Director – Investigations and Enforcement Giles Peaker Partner, Anthony Gold Alex Christian Managing Director, Mediate Property Steve Cornforth Owner, Steve Cornforth Consultancy | “One of the best events I’ve attended on this important topic” Delegate “Networking was off the scale!” Delegate “Great day – a very informative conference” Delegate         |
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