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His practice covers areas such as community care and welfare benefits, particularly in relation to migrants.
William Ford is experienced in representing tenants in disrepair and possession claims, as well as homelessness appeals and judicial reviews concerning allocation of housing.
Will picks up complex points very quickly and has good judgement. He can explain very complicated and technical things into plain language.
William is a very talented lawyer. He is very good on technical points and public law.
William Ford is a legend. He is really knowledgeable, determined and tenacious.
William is a real expert in his field.
William Ford has acted in numerous successful judicial reviews on behalf of vulnerable clients.
William Ford leads the team, bringing extensive experience across public law, including housing, welfare, community care, and migrant support.
William Ford heads the practice and has experience representing clients in a broad range of housing matters, including homelessness appeals, defending disrepair claims and unlawful evictions, as well as acting for clients in judicial review challenges.
William Ford is an excellent solicitor.
Will has conducted difficult cases in the highest courts, but is equally at home achieving difficult results for clients entirely under the radar.
William Ford is one of the top figures in the field, with a towering reputation.
William is rightly regarded as a leader in the fields of both housing and community care and a real go-to for complex claims.
William Ford is a powerhouse. He is extremely sharp and has great tactical judgement.
Will is the best housing solicitor there is and he has the best housing law mind I have come across. He is really exceptional and incredibly helpful for both clients and people in the sector.
He is the best lawyer someone could ever ask for. He is always proactive in working with his clients.
William Ford achieves exceptional results for his clients.
William is always well prepared and knowledgeable.
William Ford is incredibly helpful for clients and people in the sector.
William Ford is simply an amazing fellow. He is diligent, outstanding, amazing, reliable and dedicated to his work.
He is brilliantly committed and dedicated to this area of law.
William Ford leads the team as an excellent example of a highly committed, tenacious, and effective public lawyer.
William Ford has a forensic knowledge of housing law and is extremely intelligent, very thorough, and excellent with clients
William Ford is one of the most highly-regarded solicitors in his area.
Will is a knowledgeable and experienced litigator. He is adept at achieving great results for his clients.
William Ford has long been a leading individual in the housing law world.
William has taken some brilliant cases to the highest court. He is diligent, intelligent and very dedicated to his clients.
Ford is well-equipped to bring judicial review claims, and he has a strong focus on supporting migrants.
Practice head William Ford is praised as ‘the best housing and social security lawyer in the sector.
Incredibly knowledgeable and very intelligent. Will knows how to use public law to the advantage of his clients
Will Ford is exceptional
William Ford is unbelievably clever and very considerate to his clients
Will is a very down-to-earth guy who produces really fantastic work; it is a joy to work on cases with him
Will is a very able and unbelievably clever lawyer who is on top of his subject and is very considerate to his clients.
Modern practice headed by Will Ford who has developed an excellent team. Able to take on the most difficult cases at short notice and prepare excellent electronic paperwork for the courts.
William Ford is the best housing and public law solicitor of his generation.
Will Ford is a stand-out expert and is incredibly dedicated to the field.
There are some incredibly committed and knowledgeable lawyers, such as Will Ford.
Will is involved in cutting-edge cases in the higher courts as well as invaluable frontline work and brings the same focus and dedication to both
Will Ford is a highly respected practitioner who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of housing law. He is extremely intelligent and very hard-working.
Will Ford is hands down one of the best housing lawyers out there. Clever, pragmatic, good with clients, reasonable with opponents, incredibly knowledgeable and, as a result, extremely effective
Ford is particularly notable in community care matters and its crossover with housing law, an area which is a growing specialism for the team.
The social housing team at Osbornes is led by William Ford, a ‘standout‘ expert in all aspects of social housing who is ‘involved in cutting-edge cases in the higher courts as well as invaluable frontline work'
William Ford is experienced in representing tenants in disrepair and possession claims, as well as homelessness appeals and judicial reviews concerning allocation of housing.
"He has a really good eye for detail, able to untangle and trace complicated matters. He has real expertise in welfare public law issues."
"Will is very technically competent and smart and he's very generous with his time."
"William is truly extraordinary. He is wonderful, clever, bright, and helps everyone in understanding the law."
"He is absolutely brilliant and is a very effective litigator for clients who don't have many options. He is very pragmatic, measured and reasonable - he appeals to common sense, which makes him an effective negotiator."
"William Ford is truly extraordinary - he helps everyone and knows the law better than anyone."
"Will Ford is a test case lawyer whose practice spans Social Housing and Welfare issues, his breadth of knowledge in both fields in invaluable to those working in his team."
"Osbornes’ team have grown in size and stature under the excellent leadership of Will Ford."
"Will Ford stands out as an exceptional and highly regarded lawyer in the field."
"The lawyer that was helping me with my case was William Ford was simply amazing – if a partner shows all these qualities, this must, I’m sure, filter down to the rest of the employees due to the example set."
"Will Ford recently took over a case from a departing colleague and was immediately on top of all the issues in a fact-heavy case; he is always available to speak to and in a case against a hard-to-manage litigant in person he was excellent."
"He is excellent - meticulous attention to detail and very knowledgeable."
Practice head William Ford takes on public law challenges involving housing rights, community care, welfare benefits and support for migrants, among other areas. His work in the field of housing law often involves challenging local authorities' refusals to honour statutory obligations.
William Ford is a very well-known and well-respected solicitor who has acted in some of the most important recent public law cases involving housing and welfare issues. He is extremely intelligent, always on top of the latest legal developments, and very committed to his clients.
Will Ford – one of a handful of specialists in social security law. Outstanding experience & knowledge of complex statutory schemes.
Will is an astute litigator, and his breadth of knowledge across the fields of housing and social welfare law allows him to take a holistic approach to clients’ situations.
Will Ford is a leading figure in the social housing field. He is highly committed to his clients and leaves no stone unturned in seeking to assist them with their problems.
Will Ford – very experienced, highly professional and with a wide and deep knowledge of social housing litigation and related social welfare areas of law.
Will Ford is a very well-regarded figure in the housing law world and leads a team of high quality and committed lawyers.
"William Ford has an impressive track record handling a variety of possession, homelessness and unlawful eviction matters. He is also adept at community care cases where these issues intersect with housing law. Sources praise him for being 'completely on top of the law and a very good negotiator who gets the most for his clients.'"
“William acts on possession, disrepair and homelessness cases, and has particular expertise in the protection of tenancy deposits under the Housing Act 2004.”
“William Ford is impressive and devoted to the sector.”
“Associate William Ford receives effusive praise for his dedication and commitment to social housing. Interviewees highlight his technical understanding and background in housing law, and describe him as highly impressive.”
“The ‘very thorough’ and ‘incredibly committed’ William Ford is a respected practitioner acting predominantly for tenants facing possession and eviction proceedings, homeless applicants or clients who are making disrepair claims. He understands the links between different parts of the law and housing – how your immigration status might link to housing, for example, or how care provisions might link to housing.”
“William Ford is a ‘tenacious litigator with a lovely manner that, combined with intelligence, knowledge and pragmatism, makes him a pleasure to work with."
“He is brilliant – he’s really intelligent and has great strategic capabilities.”
"The team at Osbornes is inspired by its leader Will Ford, a truly first-rate, modern lawyer’s lawyer. The team have blossomed under his Will and are now packed with conscientious, dedicated and excellent lawyers who always give their clients 100%."
"William Ford - A good technical lawyer with a strong commitment to his clients"
“Osbornes has an impressive social housing team and the quality of their work that I have seen is very high. Will Ford is a very well-regarded figure in the housing law world and leads a team of high quality and committed lawyers. The existence of family and property law teams at the firm, amongst others, means that they are able to offer a holistic and expert approach to their clients.”
William Ford is "highly committed to his clients and leaves no stone unturned in seeking to assist them with their problems"
William Ford "is an astute litigator, and his breadth of knowledge allows him to take a holistic approach to clients’ situations."
"He is one of the most passionate lawyers I've ever worked with. He's a rare commodity."
"William Ford frequently represents tenants in possession proceedings, homelessness appeals and disrepair claims... and is praised for his dynamic and hard-working approach."
"The absolutely brilliant William Ford."
William Ford receives effusive praise for his dedication and commitment to social housing. Interviewees highlight his technical understanding and background in housing law, and describe him as highly impressive."
'First-class lawyer' William Ford is 'completely dedicated to making a positive difference', and is acting in cases challenging the 'bedroom tax'.
William acts on possession, disrepair and homelessness cases, and has particular expertise in the protection of tenancy deposits under the Housing Act 2004
William Ford is impressive and devoted to the sector.
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