Sarah Mansfield—Forbes

Social housing expert Sarah Mansfield has joined north west law firm Forbes to boost the continued expansion of its specialist housing team.

Sarah, who is based at the Preston office, at Ribchester House, Lancaster Road, joins from her previous role as partner and head of the housing litigation team at BLM. 

Her specialist areas include: housing management including all possession, succession, tenancy queries and anti-social behaviour matters; agreement, lease and policy drafting and advice; disrepair claims; voids, maintenance and asset management; landlord and tenant disputes; risk management and health and safety, homelessness and allocations, property, boundary and title disputes, adverse possession, forfeiture and leasehold management and challenges to policy and procedure pursuant to the Human Rights Act.

Sarah says: “Forbes has a market-leading reputation in the housing sector and I am delighted to be taking up such a key position.”

Stuart Penswick, partner & head of housing & regeneration (litigation) at Forbes, says: “Sarah’s reputation and track record in the social housing field is second to none and we are thrilled that she has agreed to join our successful team.”