Meet our team / Helen Tucker
Helen Tucker
Partner
Partner and head of housing litigation team (Birmingham)
Helen Tucker is one of four partners leading our large housing management team and is head of the housing litigation team based in our Birmingham office.
With over 30 years’ experience in social housing, Helen continues to provide specialist advice to social landlords as well as charities and housing co-operatives on all types of housing-related litigation and advice relating to tenants, licensees and leaseholders. This includes reviewing policies and procedures, delivering training and assisting landlords with managing unreasonable or serial complainers as well as regular county court advocacy and case management.
Ranked as a Band 1 social housing lawyer in Chambers legal directory for many years, Helen has also run numerous appeal cases on leading housing law issues.
A previous SHLA national committee member, Helen also sits as a Deputy District Judge in the Midlands’ circuit, appointed in 2021 and is a trustee of a small international children’s charity.
‘Helen Tucker is very good and has a long history in the sector.’ Chambers and Partners, 2025
“She gives extremely good, practical advice.” Chambers and Partners, 2022
My specialisms
- Housing litigation
- Housing management
- Harassment
My insights
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