Join Anthony Gold Solicitors’ Housing & Property Disputes department and guest speakers for a dynamic workshop designed to equip residents with the knowledge and tools to advocate for essential changes in their housing communities. Whether you’re facing challenges related to disability access, health and safety concerns, or necessary repairs, this event will provide practical strategies to address and resolve these issues effectively.
This interactive session will provide practical strategies for advocating for change, with insights from experts in housing law as well as disability advocates.
Reserve your place now to attend in person at our London office or join us online from anywhere.
Meet our speakers
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| Giles Peaker Partner Anthony Gold Solicitors |
Pete Donnelly Advocate |
Rhiannon Hughes Campaigns, Policy and Community Manager South West London Law Centres |
| Giles Peaker is a leading housing law expert and Partner at Anthony Gold Solicitors. He regularly advises and represents leaseholders and tenants on build defects, fire safety issues and disrepair claims, with particular expertise in group claims.
Giles was instrumental in drafting the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, transforming tenant protections across England. Ranked Band 1 for Social Housing: Tenants by Chambers UK and listed in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, he is highly regarded for his expertise and is a trusted authority in his field, frequently taking on complex cases and delivering impactful solutions for clients. |
Pete Donnelly is a disabled social innovator from London and has spent the last decade working in programme management roles across several charities that focus on supporting disabled people.
Pete is a TEDx speaker and Churchill Fellow, sharing his story in a 2022 talk “Finding freedom in using a wheelchair” and receiving the Fellowship in 2023 to explore “Building innovation through lived experience of disability”, travelling across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand for his research. Pete has lived on a Peabody estate in Battersea since 2015 and following many incidents of poor management at the estate has set up a website, Peabody Tenant Network, to bring associations from different Peabody estates together to access resources and build a community. |
Rhiannon (aka Rhi) is part of the Senior Management team at South West London Law Centres leading their Campaigns, Policy and Community Work. Currently one of their key campaigns is temporary accommodation, this work is led by residents who have developed a Citizens Inventory which helps them identify hazards within their home and the Law Centre have provided the legal context.
Residents who have identified hazards within temporary accommodation are often told to stay there until a more suitable property is found, this leaves them at risk in unsafe housing. We have pushed the exention of Awwab’s Law to include temporary and asylum accommodation to protect residents. The campaign has also secured a number of wins such as bidding numbers for all homeless households on the Croydon Council waiting list and extra bathroom facilities in Wandsworth. Our approach shows that law and campaigning must work along side each other and this will become more significant as the Citizens Inventory is rolled out. |
For any queries please contact events@anthonygold.co.uk
Venue: The Cottons Centre
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February 2, 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm