Andrew Fairman

Partner & Head of Built Environment and Compliance

Andrew qualified as a solicitor in 2016 and has been practising in the civil court arena ever since. Prior to joining msb, Andrew had work experience in a variety of areas, with a wealth of experience giving him a strong understanding foundation as a civil litigator.

With a strong background and years of experience in civil litigation Andrew has honed his skills as an advocate in a wide variety of hearings, and is adept at reacting to ever changing live litigated matters to get a client the desired outcome.

Andrew joined the team at msb to focus on solely on Housing Law with his work now covering all areas of housing and associated litigation that arises within this field. Since joining msb Andrew has been able to quickly establish himself in this field.

Andrew regularly receives instructions on matters relating to ASB, housing management, possession proceedings, general advises and is a specialist in achieving outcomes relating to all of areas of compliance within the Social Housing sector.

Andrew has specifically setup and now heads MSB’s dedicated team leading on all issues relating to Compliance, Building Safety and Decarbonisation for social housing providers. In addition, Andrew is also the lead for our social housing team from our Manchester office.

Andrew was a Recommended Lawyer in the Legal 500 in 2022, highlighting his rise in the social housing field since joining msb. Andrew regularly features on webinars and podcasts on a variety of housing topics, he has led sessions at CIH events and delivered numerous in person training to his client base.

Andrew is very passionate about achieving the best possible outcome for every client he represents, pushing to attain every success possible on their behalf.