Peter is regularly instructed for trials, advice and training in all areas of housing law, particularly:
- anti-social behaviour (Possession, Injunctions, ASBOs)
- disrepair
- homelessness & allocations
- other housing-related litigation (succession, injunction access, statutory nuisance, trespass, etc.).
Areas of Expertise
Housing, both Public & Private sector, including:
- Possession (Secure, Assured, AST); Homelessness & Allocations (incl. choice-based lettings); Access for Gas Inspection and Urgent Repairs; Estoppel & Trusts (incl. TLATA 1996); Adverse Possession; Tolerated Trespasser issues; Disrepair claims and counterclaims
- Anti-Social Behaviour e.g. ASBOs; ASBIs; ASB Possession; Demoted, Starter, Introductory tenancies &c, Protection from Harassment Act 1997, Injunctions & Committals; Public Law/Art 8 & 6 defences.
Local Government (civil & criminal)
- Including: Housing enforcement; Statutory Nuisance; Judicial Review; Licensing; Planning Enforcement (especially s.215 TCPA 1990); Trading Standards.
- Mediation
Peter is a trained and CEDR-accredited mediator.
Publications
- OCD Action (Mar 2010)
“ODC & Housing: What you need to know” (Leaflet for national charity for those with OCD) - Inside Housing (re-printed in Home Office’s “ASB Focus”) (12 Dec 2008)
Case commentary on Birmingham CC v Shafi, Ellis: No more s.222 LGA 1972 injunctions for gang ASB - Inside Housing (28 Nov 2008)
Case commentary on R (Langley) v Preston Crown Ct – no Crown Court appeal against ASBO variation - Inside Housing (01 Aug 2008)
Use of EPA 1990 injunctions for access to do urgent health & safety works in flats where access is denied - Forbes solicitors’ website (May 2008)
“Tolerated Trespassers – the end is nigh” - Environmental Health Practitioner (Dec 2007)
“Gas checks – saving lives the statutory nuisance way” - Inside Housing (16 Nov 2007)
“Using ASBOs where ASBIs don’t work” – antisocial behaviour good practice guidance - Landlord Law Solicitors (website) (Dec 2005)
“Gas Inspections” - Solicitors Journal (09 Dec 05, Vol 149, pp1471-3 (Dec 2005)
“Gas Leaks – advice to landlords on access for gas inspections” - Building Magazine (Nov 2005)
“Gas Inspections – advice to housing practitioners” - Regenerate Magazine (Sep 2005)
“Community Mediation – creating social cohesion in a divided neighbourhood” - Masterplanning a new community: Designs for a new town extension in York (JRF: September 2001)
with Lord (Richard) Best, Les Sparks, Kelvin MacDonald - Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Housing Summary 5
“Lessons from Hulme” – lessons learnt from major inner-city demolition and development programme
Seminars
- Jordan’s Publishing: Public Sector Housing Law Conference (London; February 2011)
- Forbes: Housing Disrepair Conference (Bury, Greater Manchester; November 2010)
- HQN: 'Doing the right thing: Housing income management & vulnerable people', (Leeds & London; Sept 2010)
- Jordan’s Publishing: Housing & Anti Social Behaviour Conference (London; June 2010)
- Forbes Solicitors: Housing & Anti Social Behaviour Conference (Manchester; November 2009)
- 'Access to Justice: Access for All?', at the 24th Annual Bar Conference (London; November 2009)
- 'Getting to grips with Anti-Social behaviour' (Manchester; April 2008)
- Mediation and Training (Lewisham; November 2007)
- Housing Law Training and Update (Salford; November 2007)
- Housing Association Law (Salford; July and November 2007)
- Moneybox Live: Landlord & Tenant special, BBC Radio 4 (London; March 2007)
- Gas Inspections, Chartered Institute of Housing, Housing Management Conference (Solihull; May 2007)
- Environmental Health & Gas Safety (Leeds; January 2007)
- 1-day Datalaw Training Course: ASBO law (Manchester; November 2006)
- 'Access for Gas Inspections', National Housing Forum Repairs & Maintenance Conference (Warwick; June 2006)
- 'Access for Gas Inspections', Chartered Institute of Housing, National Conference (Harrogate; June 2006)
- 'Access for Gas Inspections', Chartered Institute of Housing, Repairs & Maintenance Conf. (Colchester; May 2006)
- 'Access for Gas Inspections' (Manchester; March 2006)
- 'Gas Inspections' National Housing Maintenance Forum (Stratford-upon-Avon; January 2006)
- Chair: “Community Mediation – mediating solutions for communities divided by race or poverty”
- Royal Town Planning Institute: National Regeneration Convention (Sheffield; July 2005)
- Baron Dr Ver Heyden Delancy, 2004
- Jules Thorn Scholarship, 2003
