Neda Badri

Senior Associate

Areas of expertise

What sets Neda apart is her background in commercial property work. This provides her with an understanding of technical property law and asset management that goes beyond standard residential practice. She applies this “commercial edge” to her practice by offering a business-minded perspective on risk, focusing on protecting a client’s long-term asset value.

Neda manages a comprehensive caseload of contentious matters for Social and Private Registered Providers (PRP’s). Her core expertise includes:

Injunctions & ASB Proceedings
Possession & Breach of Tenancy
Equality Act & PSED Defences
Disrepair and EPA Claims
Committal applications
Leasehold/Debt Recovery

Experience

Neda is a Senior Associate in the Housing Management and Property Litigation team at Devonshires and joined in September 2026.

Admitted to the Roll in October 2015, she brings over a decade of legal experience to the firm’s practice, having previously practiced within leading national housing management and real estate teams. Neda has built a reputation for being deeply client-focused, with a relentless drive to provide practical, commercially viable solutions for social and private landlords navigating high-pressure litigation.

A firm believer in proactive management, Neda provides specialist training for clients, translating complex legal requirements into practical operational strategies for housing officers and legal teams. She is driven by the challenge of finding the right solution in difficult situations; for Neda, success is about providing clients with a clear, defensible path forward that protects both their assets and communities.

Directories

Legal 500 UK: Ranked/Featured Lawyer in Legal 500 UK for Social Housing in 2025.

Personal

Outside of her professional practice, Neda applies her legal insight to proactive estate management and residential block governance. She serves as an active Resident Committee member for a large development in Central London.

In this capacity, she successfully applied to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) for formal recognition of the Resident’s Association, facilitating a structured framework for communication between the Resident’s Committee and the freeholder.

Neda also enjoys cooking, going to the theatre, horse riding and spending quality time with her family.

Neda is fluent in Fari, (Persian).

Professional memberships

Active member of WISH (Women in Social Housing)

The Law Society

Notable cases

Neda has a proven track record in handling complex litigation involving intricate points of law. Notably, she acted for the Landlord in the injunction proceedings that formed the basis of the reported High Court case of Batt, R (On the Application Of) v The County Court at Central London [o] EWHC 3071 (Admin). Her involvement in the pursuit of the Injunction demonstrates her ability to manage high-stakes litigation addressing fundamental issues of court jurisdiction. The matter remains a live point of reference in housing law.