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15 January 2026
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Devonshires—Aoife Murphy & Mandeep Sahota

Housing management and property litigation team bolstered by partner hires

Devonshires has appointed Aoife Murphy and Mandeep Sahota as partners in its housing management & property litigation team. The pair join the 82-strong practice led by Lee Russell and Mark Foxcroft, with Murphy based in London and Sahota joining the Birmingham office.

The appointments underline the firm’s continued investment in a team advising registered providers, local authorities and property owners on complex housing and property disputes. Murphy (pictured, left) brings more than 20 years’ experience as a property litigator, advising on commercial and residential matters including landlord and tenant disputes, adverse possession and restrictive covenant issues, alongside a strong focus on mediation and settlement.

Sahota (right) joins from Capsticks, where she worked in the housing management team. She has more than 10 years’ experience advising registered providers and local authorities on housing management and litigation matters, including complex possession proceedings, injunctions and closure orders, often involving vulnerability, substance misuse or mental health issues.

Murphy said she was ‘thrilled to have joined Devonshires’, citing the firm’s ‘genuinely client-focused approach’. Sahota said she was ‘delighted to be joining Devonshires’, while Mark Foxcroft, joint head of the housing management & property litigation team, said the appointments would ‘strengthen our support for our clients who are operating in an increasingly complex legal and regulatory environment’.

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