Andrew Arden QC
Barrister

Contact details

andrew.arden@ardenchambers.com
Tel: 020 7242 4244
Fax: 020 7242 3224

Year of Call (& Silk)

1974 (QC 1991)

Areas of practice

Housing
Residential Landlord & Tenant
Local Government & Public Authorities
Public Law

Andrew is also an accredited mediator.

Summary

Andrew is recognised as being at the forefront of the development of housing law and has been described by Chambers and Partners UK as the "pre-eminent expert on housing and local government law", “the godfather of housing law", “consistently involved in the biggest and best cases", "head and shoulders above anyone else in housing litigation", "a genius who wins and wins" and as having "created housing law as a discrete subject". He founded Arden Chambers in 1993 to provide a centre for specialist practice primarily in the area of housing law.

Andrew has appeared in a large number of important cases - many in the House of Lords and Supreme Court - from the early homelessness cases of the 1980s through to the recent human rights cases and a range of local government finance, including audit from rate-capping to "Homes for Votes," and procurement from CCT to EU. More recently, he led the challenge to the government’s local government reorganisation proposals. Andrew won the landmark House of Lords human rights cases of Harrow LBC v. Qazi, Kay v Lambeth LBC and YL v Birmingham CC. He has appeared in more than 130 reported decisions, 24 of them in the House of Lords / Supreme Court. He has also conducted five local government inquiries/reviews.

Andrew is a leading author on both housing and local government matters, whose titles include principal practitioner works in each area (Housing Law Reports, Housing Encyclopedia, Journal of Housing Law, Arden & Partington’s Housing Law, Homelessness and Allocations, Manual of Housing Law, Local Government Constitutional and Administrative Law and Local Government Finance Law).

Recommendations

Chambers & Partners 2013

• Social Housing (Star Individual)

• Local Government (band 2)

Legal 500, 2013

• Property

• Administrative and Public Law (including Local Government)

Areas of practice detail

Housing

Finance; acquisitions and disposals; LSVTs; structures and status; powers and procedures; partnership arrangements; housing conditions; HMO's;  right to buy/acquire and enfranchisement; rents; homelessness and allocations.

Residential Landlord & Tenant

Security; rents; leases and service charges; disrepair and environmental health.

Local Government & Public Authorities

Finance and asset management; constitution; reorganisation; CAA; standards and ethics; regeneration and redevelopment; powers and procedures; procurement; best value; access to information/data protection; PFI/public private partnerships; local authority companies; pensions; waste disposal.

Public Law

Human rights; judicial review; statutory and non-statutory inquiries.

Noteworthy cases

Housing standards/ Enforcement powers/ grants

• R. v. Cardiff C.C., ex p. Cross (1982) 81 L.G.R. 105, C.A., (1982) 6 H.L.R. 1, C.A.

• R. v. L.B. Lambeth, ex p. Clayhope Properties Ltd. [1988] Q.B. 563, C.A.

• Nolan v. Leeds C.C. (1990) 89 L.G.R. 385, C.A., (1990) 23 H.L.R. 135, C.A.

• Dover D.C. v. Sherred (1997) 29 H.L.R. 864, C.A.

• R. v. Greenwich L.B.C., ex p. Glen International Ltd., (2000) 33 H.L.R. 21, C.A.

• Brent L.B.C. v. Reynolds [2001] EWCA Civ. 1843; [2002] H.L.R. 15

• Islington LBC v Unite Group Plc [2013] EWHC 508 (Admin)

Local Government & Housing

• R. v. L.B. Hammersmith & Fulham, ex p. Beddowes [1987] Q.B. 1050, C.A.

• R. v. Manchester C.C., ex p. Baragrove Properties Ltd. (1991) 23 H.L.R. 337.

• R. v. L.B. Ealing, ex p. Lewis (1992) 90 L.G.R. 571, 24 H.L.R. 484, C.A.

• R. v. Secretary of State for Social Services, ex p. A.M.A. (1992) 25 H.L.R. 131.

• R. v. L.B. Lambeth, ex p. Wilson (1997) 30 H.L.R., C.A.

• Payne v. Barnet L.B.C. (1997) 30 H.L.R., 76 P.& C.R. 293, C.A.

• R. v. Braintree D.C., ex p. Halls (1999) 32 H.L.R. 770, C.A.

• Norwich C.C. v. Stringer [2001] 33 H.L.R. 15, C.A.

• Akumah v Hackney LBC [2005] UKHL 17; [2005] 1 W.L.R. 985.

• R. (Vella) v Lambeth LBC [2005] EWHC 2473; [2006] H.L.R. 12.

• R (Kilby) v Basildon DC [2007] EWCA Civ 479; [2007] H.L.R. 39.

• Knowsley Housing Trust v White; Porter v Shepherds Bush Housing Association; Honeygan-Green v Islington LBC [2008] UKHL 70; [2009] 1 A.C.636; [2009] 2 WLR 78.

• Swindon BC v. Redpath [2009] EWCA Civ 943; [2010] H.L.R. 13.

• Nessa v. Tower Hamlets LBC [2010] EWCA Civ 559; [2010] H.L.R. 37.

• Dixon v Rochdale MBC [2011] EWCA Civ 1173; [2012] H.L.R. 6.

• LB Camden v Stafford [2012] EWCA Civ 839; [2012] H.L.R. 39.

Homelessness & Allocations

• R. v. L.B. Hillingdon, ex p. Streeting [1980] 1 W.L.R. 1430, C.A.

• R. v. L.B. Hillingdon, ex p. Islam [1983] 1 A.C. 688, H.L.

• R. v. Waveney D.C., ex p. Bowers [1983] Q.B. 238, C.A.

• R. v. L.B.Ealing, ex p. McBain [1985] 1 W.L.R. 1352, C.A.

• R. v. L.B. Tower Hamlets, ex p. Monaf (1988) 80 H.L.R. 529, C.A.

• R. v. L.B. Hammersmith & Fulham, ex p. P (1989) 88 L.G.R. 119, (1989) 22 H.L.R. 21.

• R. v. L.B. Tower Hamlets, ex p. Ali (1992) 25 H.L.R. 158, C.A.

• R. v. Wycombe D.C., ex p. Hazeltine (1993) 25 H.L.R. 313, C.A.

• R. v. Oldham M.B.C., ex p. G. [1993] A.C. 509, H.L.

• R. v. Crawley B.C., ex p. B [1996] Q.B. 13, C.A.

• Bond v Leicester C.C. [2001] EWCA Civ 1544; [2002] H.L.R. 6.

• Mohamed v. Hammersmith & Fulham L.B.C. [2001] UKHL 57; [2002] 1 A.C. 547.

• R. (A & Lindsay) v Lambeth L.B.C. [2002] EWCA Civ 1084; [2002] H.L.R. 57.

• Stewart v Lambeth L.B.C. [2002] EWCA Civ 753; [2002] H.L.R. 40.

• O’Connor v Kensington & Chelsea R.L.B.C. [2004] EWCA Civ 394; [2004] H.L.R. 37.

• Porteous v West Dorset D.C. [2004] EWCA Civ 244; [2004] H.L.R. 30.

• Feld v Barnet LBC [2004] EWCA Civ 1307; [2005] H.L.R. 9.

• Griffiths v St Helens Council [2006] EWCA Civ 160; [2006] H.L.R. 29.

• Desnousse v Newham LBC [2006] EWCA Civ 547; [2006] Q.B. 831; [2006] H.L.R. 38.

• Robinson v Hammersmith & Fulham LBC [2006] EWCA Civ 1122; [2007] H.L.R. 7.

• R (Lin) v Barnet LBC [2007] EWCA Civ 132; [2007] H.L.R 1.

• Holmes-Moorhouse v Richmond RLBC [2009] UKHL 7; [2009] 1 WLR 413; [2009] H.L.R 34.

• R (Ahmad) v Newham LBC [2009] UKHL 14; [2009] H.L.R. 31.

• Birmingham CC v. Qasim [2009] EWCA Civ 1080; [2010] H.L.R.19.

• Tomlinson v. Birmingham CC [2010] UKSC 8; [2010] 2 A.C. 39; [2010] H.L.R. 22.

• Ravichandran v LB Lewisham [2010] EWCA Civ 755; [2010] H.L.R. 42.

• Oxford CC v Bull [2011] EWCA Civ 609; [2011] H.L.R. 35.

• Bubb v LB Wandsworth [2011] EWCA Civ 1283; [2012] H.L.R. 13.

• LB Camden v Sharif [2013] UKHL 10; [2013] H.L.R. 16; [2013] H.L.R. 16.

Landlord & Tenant

• Re Leeds Federated Housing Association (1981) 260 E.G. 813, LT.

• Landau v. Sloane [1982] A.C. 490, H.L.

• Williams v Khan (1982) 43 P. & C.R. 1, C.A.

• Hammersmith & Fulham L.B.C. v. Harrison [1981] 2 All. E.R. 588, C.A.

• Hadjiloucas v. Crean [1988] 1 W.L.R. 1006, C.A.

• R. v Rent Officer for Camden LBC Ex p. Felix (1989) 21 H.L.R. 34, Q.B.D.

• Family Housing Association v. Jones [1990] 1 W.L.R. 779, C.A.

• Corporation of City of London v. Fell [1994] 1 A.C. 458, H.L.

• Crawley B.C. v. Ure (1995) 27 H.L.R. 524, C.A.

• Harrow L.B.C. v. Johnstone [1997] 1 W.L.R. 459, H.L.

• Darlington B.C. v. Sterling (1996) 29 H.L.R. 309, C.A.

• Bristol C.C. v. Mousah (1997) 30 H.L.R. 32, C.A.

• Bristol C.C. v. Lovell [1998] 1 W.L.R. 446, H.L.

• Newlon Housing Trust v. Alsulaimen [1999] 1 A.C. 313, H.L.

• Wandsworth L.B.V. v. Osei-Bonsu [1999] 1 All E.R. 265, C.A.

• Manchester C.C. v. Cochrane [1999] 1 W.L.R 809, C.A.

• Gay v. Enfield L.B.C. [2000] 1 W.L.R.673, C.A.

• Portsmouth C.C. v. Bryant (2000) 32 H.L.R. 906, C.A.

• Baxter v. Camden L.B.C. (No. 2) [2001] 1 A.C. 1, (1999) 32 H.L.R. 148, H.L.

• Field v. Leeds C.C. (2000) 32 H.L.R. 618, C.A.

• Williams v. Southwark L.B.C. [2000] L.G.R. 646, Ch. D.

• Uratemp Ventures Ltd. v. Collins [2001] UKHL 45; [2002] 1 A.C. 301; [2001] 33 H.L.R. 38.

• Lambeth L.B.C. v. Howard [2001] 33 H.L.R. 58, C.A.

• Manchester C.C. v Finn [2002] EWCA Civ 1998; [2003] 35 H.L.R. 41.

• Manchester CC v Romano [2004] EWCA Civ 834; [2005] 1 W.L.R. 2775.

• Brick Farm Management Ltd v Richmond Housing Partnership Ltd [2005] EWHC 1650; [2005] 1 W.L.R. 3934.

• Islington LBC v Uckac [2006] EWCA Civ 340; [2006] 1 W.L.R. 1303.

• Riverside Housing Association v White [2007] UKHL 20; [2007] H.L.R. 32.

• Newport CC v. Charles, [2008] EWCA Civ 1541; [2009] 1 WLR 1884.

• Truro Diocesan Board of Finance v Foley [2008] EWCA Civ 1162; [2009] 1 All ER 814.

• Leicester CC v Master LRX/175/2007. Land Tribunal, December 12, 2008.

• Burr v OM Property Management Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 479.

• Lambeth LBC v Loveridge [2013] EWCA Civ 494.

Tendering & Procurement

• R. v Secretary of State for the Environment Ex p. Hackney LBC (1986) 84 L.G.R. 32.

• R. v. L.B. Hackney, ex p. Secretary of State for the Environment (1989) 88 L.G.R. 96.

• General Building & Maintenance Plc v. L.B. Greenwich (1993) 92 L.G.R. 21.

• Mears v Leeds CC [2011] EWHC 40 (QB); [2011] B.L.R. 155; [2011] EWHC 1031 (TCC); [2011] Eu LR 764.

Local Government

• R. v. G.L.C., ex p. L.R.B. (1986) 19 H.L.R. 175.

• R. v. Secretary of State for the Environment, ex p. L.B. Greenwich (1990) 22 H.L.R. 543.

• Fleming v. Lees [1991] C.O.D. 50.

• Crédit Suisse Plc v. L.B. Waltham Forest [1997] Q.B. 362, C.A.

• R (Ealing LBC) v Audit Commission [2005] EWCA Civ 556; (2005) 8 C.C.L. Rep 317.

• R (Shrewsbury & Atcham BC and Congleton BC) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2008] EWCA Civ 148.

• R (Breckland DC) v The Boundary Committee; R (East Devon DC) v Boundary Committee for England [2009] EWCA Civ 239; [2009] BLGR 589.

• R (Technoprint Plc) v Leeds CC [2009] EWCA 3220 (QB).

• R (W) v Birmingham CC [2011] EWHC 117 (Admin).

• R (Offerton Parish Council) b Stockport MBC [2011] EWCA 2247 (Admin); [2011] ACD 120 (appeal allowed by written submission)

Human Rights

• McLellan v. Bracknell Forest D.C. & Sectretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions;

• Reigate & Banstead B.C. v. Benfield, Forest & Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions [2001] EWCA Civ 1510; 33 H.L.R. 36.

• Lee v Leeds City Council; Ratcliffe v Sandwell M.B.C. [2002] EWCA Civ 06; [2002] 1 WLR 1488; [2003] HLR 17.

• Qazi v Harrow L.B.C. [2003] UKHL 43; [2004] 1 A.C. 983; [2003] HLR 75.

• Kay & others v Lambeth L.B.C. [2006] UKHL 10; [2006] 2 A.C. 465; [2006] H.L.R. 22.

• YL v Birmingham CC & others [2007] UKHL 27; [2007] 3 W.L.R. 112.

• R (Weaver) v London & Quadrant Housing Trust [2009] EWCA Civ 587; [2010] 1 W.L.R. 363; [2009] H.L.R. 40.

• Doherty v. Birmingham CC [2008] UKHL 57; [2009] 1 A.C. 367; [2008] H.L.R. 45.

• Manchester CC v. Pinnock [2010] UKSC 45; [2010] 3 W.L.R. 1441; [2011] H.L.R. 7; [2011] UKSC 6; [2011] 2 W.L.R. 220.

• Hounslow LBC v Powell; Leeds CC v Hall; Birmingham CC v Frisby [2011] UKSC 8; [2011] 2 W.L.R. 287; [2011] H.L.R. 23.

• Lana Wilson v LB Harrow [2010] EWHC 1574 (QB).

• Sims v Dacorum BC [2013] EWCA Civ 12.

Ombudsman

• Westminster C.C. v. Haywood [1998] Ch. 377 C.A.

Planning

• Bushell v. Secretary of State for the Environment [1981] A.C. 75.

• R (Island Farm Development Ltd) v Bridgend CBC [2006] EWHC 2189 (Admin).

Adverse Possession

• Lambeth L.B.C. v. Bigden, Lambeth L.B.C. v. Archangel [2001] 33 H.L.R. 43, C.A.

• Lambeth L.B.C. v. Blackburn [2001] 33 H.L.R. 74, C.A.

Other Public Law

• R. (Mahmood) v Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain [2001] EWCA Civ 1245; [2002] 1 W.L.R. 879.

Local government enquiries & reviews

• Housing Association Funding, G.L.C. (1982-83).

• Housing Improvement Grants, Bristol City Council (1985).

• Freemasonry, Institutional Deficiencies of the Authority, L.B. Hackney (1985-87).

• A Deferred Purchase Agreement, L.B. Camden (1992).

• Disrepair Cases, L.B. Hackney (1993-94).

Legal publications

Author / co-author

Local Government Constitutional and Administrative Law, Sweet & Maxwell

Arden & Partington's Housing Law, Sweet & Maxwell

Local Government Finance Law and Practice, Sweet & Maxwell

Assured Tenancies (Vol. 3, The Rent Acts), Stevens

Quiet Enjoyment, LAG

Manual of Housing Law, Sweet & Maxwell

Homelessness and Allocations, LAG

Housing Law Blog, LAG

Annotations

Annotated Statutes (Sweet & Maxwell)

Rent Acts & Regulations

Housing Act 1980

Housing & Building Control Act 1984

Housing Act 1985

Landlord & Tenant Act 1985

Housing Associations Act 1985

Housing Act 1988

Local Government & Housing Act 1989

Housing Act 1996

Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

Homelessness Act 2002

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

Mortgage (Protection of Tenants, etc.) Act 2010

Editor

General Editor

Encyclopedia of Housing Law & Practice (1978 - date), Sweet & Maxwell

Housing Law Reports (1981 - date), Sweet & Maxwell

Journal of Housing Law (1997 - date), Sweet & Maxwell

Memberships

• Housing Law Practitioners Association

• Administrative Law Bar Association

• Chartered Institute of Housing (Corporate Member)

Fiction

• Andrew Arden, writing as such and as Bernard Bannerman, is also a published author. Several of his previously published novels have recently been made available again both as paperbacks and as e-books for downloading. Visit www.andrewarden.com