Dianne Cowie
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Social Housing: Tenants
Band 3
About
Provided by Dianne Cowie
Practice Areas
Dianne Cowie is a Director of Housing at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. She specialises in landlord and tenant matters including; disrepair, tenants and leaseholders in ensuring repairs are carried out and compensation is obtained, possession proceedings, tenancy disputes, injunctions, committal proceedings, homelessness appeals and judicial reviews.
She also advises on rent arrears, breaches of tenancies, and allegations of anti-social behaviour. Dianne is highly experienced in possession matters involving vulnerable clients and she assists in the running of various pro bono clinics across South London in order to reach the most vulnerable in society. Dianne also provides training to Citizens Advice volunteers and advisors in relation to homelessness and possession matters.
Dianne is recognised as an “excellent litigator” with “a vast amount of experience in social housing”, “she offers considerable expertise in possession proceedings, tenancy disputes and homelessness appeals."
Career
Duncan Lewis Solicitors (2015-present)
Chambers Review
UK
Dianne Cowie offers considerable expertise in possession proceedings, tenancy disputes and homelessness appeals as well as advising on anti-social behaviour injunctions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dianne Cowie is conscientious and easy to work with."
"Dianne is an excellent landlord and tenant and housing lawyer with vast experience and great judgement."
"Dianne is an extremely competent, committed and common-sense litigator. She brings strategic thinking and great delivery skills to cases and is a great pleasure to work with."
"Dianne Cowie is conscientious and easy to work with."
"Dianne is an excellent landlord and tenant and housing lawyer with vast experience and great judgement."
"Dianne is an extremely competent, committed and common-sense litigator. She brings strategic thinking and great delivery skills to cases and is a great pleasure to work with."