Stephanie Lovegrove

Practice Areas

Stephanie has expertise in Social Housing, Commercial and Residential L&T, Public, Local Government and Property Law. She acts for local authorities, private registered social housing providers and private individuals and organisations.

Career

Stephanie has 20 years of experience at the Bar. She specialises in all areas of housing, landlord and tenant and related local government and property law.  Recent cases in the Court of Appeal include Minott v Cambridge City Council [2022] EWCA Civ 159;  [2022] PTSR 786; Abdikadir v Ealing London Borough Council [2022] EWCA Civ 979; [2022] All ER (D) 92 (Jul); Moge v Ealing London Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 464, [2023] All ER (D) 61 (Apr) - Permission to appeal refused by the Supreme Court on 30 November 2023; Querino v Cambridge City Council [2024] EWCA Civ 314; and Hajan v Brent LBC (judgment awaited).

Professional Memberships

Stephanie is a member of the Housing Law Practitioners Association, the Social Housing Law Association and the Property Bar Association.

Publications

As well as being a former Assistant Deputy Editor of the Encyclopaedia of Housing Law, Stephanie is author of:

“A Practical Guide to Unlawful Eviction and Harassment”, 2nd edition (2020), and

“A Practical Guide to Succession to Social Housing Tenancies” (2022), Law Brief Publishing.

She is currently writing "A Practical Guide to the Appointment of Managers" due for publication in early 2025.