Sarah Salmon
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Social Housing
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About
Provided by Sarah Salmon
Practice Areas
Sarah Salmon specialises in public law, housing, and property law.
Sarah has represented public bodies (including the police), charities, local authorities, housing associations, individuals and companies in her specialist areas.
During 2022 to 2023, Sarah has led a team in Chambers working on contracts for social housing providers and private landlords in Wales following the wholesale transformation of housing law in Wales by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.
Her caseload involves all aspects of housing law including possession, homelessness and allocations, Equality Act 2010 duties, anti-social behaviour and housing conditions (including building safety). Her recent housing work has included advising on the allocation of social housing and reviewing an allocation scheme; advising in relation to proposed adaptations of a property and the interaction between an authority’s policy and a disabled facilities grant under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996; and, successfully acting in an appeal by the local authority against the dismissal of a possession claim based on allegations of subletting.
Professional Memberships
• Social Housing Law Association, Chair
• Property Bar Association
• Administrative Law Bar Association
• Human Rights Lawyers Association
Publications
Author: Cornerstone on Gangs (2024, Bloomsbury); Practical Guide to Housing Allocation Schemes in England (2023, Law Brief Publishing).
Contributor: Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, vol 24(1) Landlord and Tenant (Social Housing) (2019); Affordable Housing (2016, Lexis online).
Career
Equality and Human Rights Commission’s B panel of counsel (2024)
Social Housing Law Association, Chair (Jan 19 - Dec 22)
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Sarah Salmon is well versed across all aspects of landlord and tenant law, with particular expertise in anti-social behaviour cases and complex possession proceedings. She is widely praised for her advocacy skills and highly respected for her leading commentary on housing law and judicial reviews. Her complementary acumen in public law matters buttresses her enviable practice. She is the current chair of the SHLA.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarah is an excellent counsel - very knowledgeable, with an in-depth understanding of housing law and the intricacies in landlord and tenant property disputes."
"Sarah is wonderful to work with. She takes responsibility for her cases once instructed and is always helpful to those instructing. She has a fantastically sharp legal mind and is brilliant in court."
"Sarah has a strong knowledge of the law and is meticulous in research."
"Sarah is really client-focused and has the breadth of knowledge to cope with the most complex cases."
"Sarah is an excellent counsel - very knowledgeable, with an in-depth understanding of housing law and the intricacies in landlord and tenant property disputes."
"Sarah is wonderful to work with. She takes responsibility for her cases once instructed and is always helpful to those instructing. She has a fantastically sharp legal mind and is brilliant in court."
"Sarah has a strong knowledge of the law and is meticulous in research."
"Sarah is really client-focused and has the breadth of knowledge to cope with the most complex cases."
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