Jane Talbot

Practice Areas

Social Housing

Career

Jane is the Deputy Head of the Housing Team. Jane has specialised in Landlord and Tenant law since qualification, acting for Local Authorities, Private Registered Providers, private landlords and tenants. Jane has a high profile for such work and has been at the forefront of emerging legislation by virtue of her position as Chair of the Law Society’s Housing Committee. In this role, Jane gave evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on the implications of the Anti Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 and has also given evidence to the Welsh Government on the Renting Homes proposals.

Jane advises on and acts in relation to complex possession, injunction, disrepair, unlawful eviction, succession matters as well as reviewing policies/procedures and drafting occupation agreements.

Jane has a particular expertise in cases involving capacity, discrimination, human rights and public law challenges. Jane lead on the Court of Appeal case of Knowsley Housing Trust v McMullen (2004) and sat on a panel drafting the guidance to the Equality Act. Jane has been involved in cases in the Court of Protection where best interests decisions have been made in relation to a tenant’s occupation. Jane also deals with sensitive hoarding cases where legal and practical solutions need to be explored.

Notable cases include Mohamed Abdulrahman v Circle 33 Housing Trust Ltd [2017] CA (Civ Div).

Publications

Jane writes articles on landlord and tenant issues in publications such as Inside Housing and the Guardian. Jane also speaks at both regional and national events.