William Ford joined Osbornes in October 2004 as a trainee after studying at Kings College London and the College of Law. William qualified as a solicitor in the Housing and Litigation team in October 2006.
William specialises in all aspects of housing law, acting predominantly for tenants involved with disputes with their landlords. His work involves acting for clients faced with eviction, for people whose home is in a bad state of disrepair and for people making homeless applications to the Local Authority. William also takes on cases involving community care and welfare benefits issues and can advise on the entitlement to benefits and housing for EU citizens. He also undertakes some property and general civil litigation and recently successfully defended a client in a complex multi-track case involving allegations of fraud and conversion of money.
William represents clients at the duty desk schemes at Clerkenwell and Shoreditch and Central London County Courts as well as doing advocacy for clients at appeals tribunals. He is also a member of the Housing Lawyers Practitioners Association.
Outside of work William enjoys travelling, music and socialising. He also enjoys various outdoor sports such as climbing, hiking and the occasional triathlon!
