Emily Hope

Emily advises social landlord clients on all areas of housing management.

Emily is a Senior Associate Solicitor in Clarke Willmott’s Housing Management team in London, with over a decade of experience in the social housing sector. She advises social landlords and local authorities on all areas of housing management, including possession, injunctions, disrepair, succession, tenancy fraud, and policy and procedure development.

Having qualified as a Solicitor in 2019, Emily brings a strong foundation of legal expertise supported by years of prior legal experience and a proven commitment to client service.. Since joining Clarke Willmott in 2021, she has built a strong reputation for combining legal expertise with a flair for leadership, knowledge sharing, and strategic business development. As co-head of business development for Clarke Willmott’s London office, Emily plays a key role in driving client engagement and growth initiatives across the firm.

She regularly provides bespoke training and legal surgeries – both in person and remotely -and delivers clear, practical legal updates tailored to non-legal audiences. She is also a frequent court advocate and recently had an article published in Local Government Lawyer, alongside regularly sharing sector updates and practical guidance. Emily continues to lead on key training and thought leadership initiatives across the housing management sector.

Emily is an active committee member of the Social Housing Law Association (SHLA) and continues to serve as President of the Hastings & District Law Society. She plays a pivotal role in the society’s restructure and relaunch, having served for several years. Emily remains highly engaged in supporting and promoting the local legal community through events, outreach, and professional development.

Emily’s other qualifications include:

• City University of London; LLM Legal Practice (Dissertation title: Is it time to tighten the reins on the Equality Act as a defence to possession claims by social landlords’
• BPP Law School; Higher Rights of Advocacy (civil)
• City University of London; Legal Practice Course
• University of Kent; Bachelor’s degree law LLB with honours

How Emily can help you

Emily regularly advises on:

• Anti-social behaviour injunctions
• Possession claims
• Committal proceedings
• Disrepair/fitness for human habitation claims
• Succession
• Tenancy fraud

Emily provides practical advice and guidance. She prides herself on being personable, professional and approachable, ensuring that advice is clear, coherent and accessible, empowering clients to achieve their aims.

Experience

• Possession claims: Emily regularly obtains possession orders for social landlord clients based on grounds of anti-social behaviour, rent, tenancy breach and tenancy fraud.
• Anti-social behaviour injunctions: Emily frequently obtains anti-social behaviour injunctions, both on and without notice, working in partnership with social landlord clients to tackle issues of anti-social behaviour.
• Disrepair: Emily frequently represents social landlord clients in successfully tackling claims both under disrepair and fitness for human habitation legislation. Emily has experience settling stand alone claims pre-issue and counterclaims raised within ongoing proceedings.