Housing Disrepair Update Seminar: Challenges facing Landlords in defending Housing Disrepair claims

In-Person Seminar | Friday 23 October 2026 | 09:00 - 13:00 | Free To Attend

Location: Horizon, 3rd Floor, 2 Brewery Wharf, Kendell Street, Leeds LS10 1JR

Time: 09:00 to 13:00 

Registration will open at 09:00. The seminar will finish at 12:00, followed by lunch and networking.

Join Ellie Staniforth for this interactive legal update, focusing on: 

• Phase 2 of Awaab’s Law and how to best prepare your organisation

• Challenging Claimant Expert reports

• Track allocation including costs implications under Birmingham v Lee

• Making the best use of CPR Pt 36

Our expert speakers are:

• Peter Marcus – Barrister at Trinity Chambers, who specialises in disrepair, acting for public and private landlords, and leading the fight against the blight of opportunistic CFA disrepair claims sweeping the country.

• Katherine Wiggan – Senior Associate at Bevan Brittan, who will be advising on challenging expert reports.

• Louis Dowd – Associate at Bevan Brittan, a civil litigation lawyer who specialises in residential landlord and tenant disputes. Louis will be providing an update on how landlords can prepare for Phase 2 of Awaab’s Law.

• Rebecca Mason - Associate at Bevan Brittan, an experienced housing lawyer specialising in advising on and defending housing condition claims.

This interactive seminar will be of interest to any housing professionals across social housing and local authorities who defend Housing Disrepair claims.

We are also hosting this seminar virtually on Friday 6 November

Visit this page for information about our Housing Disrepair Update webinar 

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