Osbornes Law recommended in Spears 500 2021
News article published on: 1st February 2021
Osbornes are delighted to once again be featured in the 2021 Spears 500 directory. The Spear’s 500 is a guide to the market’s best private client advisers and service providers […]
Teenage asylum seeker wins legal battle against Council for unlawful age assessment
News article published on: 25th January 2021
Vulnerable teenage asylum seeker wins age case against council which unlawfully assessed him A vulnerable teenager who sought asylum in the UK when he was 15 – but was accused […]
Hackney Council ignore vulnerable resident’s request for a safer front door
News article published on: 25th January 2021
Paranoid schizophrenic ignored by Hackney Council for four years wins legal battle over unsafe front door A man who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia was left terrified for his life after […]
Litigation Webinar: 28th January
News article published on: 19th January 2021
POWER IN NUMBERS: WHEN THREE OR MORE IS NOT A CROWD! Thursday 28th January 5:00pm – 6:00pm Join this webinar to find out more about group actions. In particular the circumstances […]
Osbornes win landmark Appeal in Housing case
News article published on: 22nd December 2020
The housing team at Osbornes have won a landmark appeal which has the potential to impact individuals living in cramped and overcrowded conditions. Favio Flores, 46, and his partner Elba […]
Housing disrepair issues resolved after three years
News article published on: 22nd December 2020
Osbornes were instructed on behalf of a disabled tenant who had been decanted from her temporary accommodation for some three years whilst the local authority carried out repairs which should […]
Eviction from home of vulnerable man during lockdown prevented
News article published on: 22nd December 2020
Osbornes were instructed just before the lockdown to prevent the eviction of a vulnerable man with capacity issues. He had accrued rent arrears of around £10,000 as his benefits had […]
Osbornes applying to Supreme Court in housing possession case
News article published on: 22nd December 2020
In the case of Gateway Housing Association –v- Begum (2) the Court of Appeal recently decided that a tenant must leave the property even though there was confusion as to […]
Young mother secures accommodation after illegal evictions during the pandemic
News article published on: 22nd December 2020
Here at Osbornes we have seen illegal evictions on the increase during this global pandemic. Osbornes have been advising many tenants who have unfortunately found themselves locked out of their […]
Business eviction ban extended
News article published on: 9th December 2020
The Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announced today (9th December 2020) that business owners affected by the pandemic will have protection from eviction until the end of March 2021. Earlier this […]