Farzana Chowdhury > Hodge Jones & Allen > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Hodge Jones & Allen
180 NORTH GOWER STREET
LONDON
NW1 2NB
England

Work Department

Housing & Property Disputes

Position

Farzana Chowdhury is a Partner in the Housing department at Hodge Jones & Allen. She has worked at Hodge Jones & Allen since 2001, specialising in housing law during that time.

Farzana has experience dealing with a broad range of social housing law cases including disrepair, possession proceedings, unlawful eviction, harassment, discrimination and homelessness. Her particular interests lie in complex anti-social behaviour, succession, tenancy fraud and sub-letting cases. She also frequently acts for tenants who are vulnerable or have mental health issues and have required a much higher level of care and attention as a result.

Farzana passionately believes in access to justice for all and works closely with several external organisations, providing advice and assistance to ensure their clients are able to access appropriate legal advice wherever possible.

Farzana has dealt with a number of group litigation cases for tenants of social landlords affected by disrepair to their homes. She has managed to achieve agreements for block works as well as significant settlements for damages for her clients in these cases.

Career

Farzana joined HJA in 2001. She was promoted to Associate and Partner in 2010

Languages

Fluent Bengali

Memberships

Housing Law Practitioners Association

Education

S.O.A.S, University of London (1997 LLB (Hons)), College of Law (1998 LPC)

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Social housing: tenant

The housing and property department at Hodge Jones & Allen boasts wide-ranging expertise, encompassing issues of disrepair, possession, illegal eviction, and anti-social behaviour injunctions. Of particular note is the group’s strengths in the public and administrative law elements of social housing work, including homelessness reviews and appeals, judicial review claims, and discrimination. Practice head Jayesh Kunwardia has a broad housing litigation practice and frequently acts in disrepair, possession, and judicial review claims, as well as mandates regarding discrimination. Farzana Chowdhury is lauded as ‘the go-to person for longstanding disrepair issues’, in addition to defending possession claims revolving around nuisance, anti-social behaviour, and tenancy fraud. Sophie Bell ‘is a fantastic solicitor who does a lot of work on behalf of clients who suffer with disabilities’, and she is notably active in homeless reviews and appeals, in addition to possession and eviction mandates. Daniel Fitzpatrick joined Capsticks LLP in March 2024 and Suzanne Bird also left the firm.