Everybody needs an adequate roof over their head. This is why One Pump Court’s Housing and Community Care team are committed to using our legal expertise to represent everyone for whom this is threatened, including some of the most vulnerable members of society. We are dedicated to providing an excellent service to all, underpinned by our dedication to human rights, equality and diversity.

In relation to housing, we specialise in homelessness, allocations, possession claims, disrepair, housing benefits, unlawful evictions and anti-social behaviour, as well as general property and landlord and tenant work in both the public and private sectors, including service charge disputes and leasehold enfranchisement. In relation to community care, we cover all accommodation and support issues, including assessment of needs, age assessments, looked-after children, children leaving care, migrant welfare and asylum support, no recourse to public funds cases, and other matters arising from the Children Act 1989 and the Care Act 2014.

We regularly undertake urgent work, including emergency out-of-hours applications for interim relief in the Administrative Court. Please contact our clerks to see if a barrister is available to challenge problems on the same day they arise.

Our members also contribute articles to publications such as Legal Action, and are involved with the Housing Law Practitioners’ Association. Similarly, we offer a series of CPD-registered seminars & webinars covering a host of topical issues and can provide bespoke seminars & webinars for individual firms or organisations on request.