Sarah Salmon

Barrister, Cornerstone Barristers

Sarah Salmon specialises in public law, housing, and property law. She is ranked as a leading junior in Legal 500 for Administrative Law and Human Rights, Social Housing and Social Housing (Wales and Chester Circuit). She is recommended in Chambers and Partners for Housing. In 2024, she was appointed to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s panel of counsel (B panel) and nominated for Property and Housing Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 Bar awards.

Sarah has represented public bodies (including the police), charities, local authorities, housing associations, individuals and companies in her specialist areas. She was chair of the Social Housing Law Association from January 2019 to December 2022. She is now the chair of the Wales branch of SHLA. As part of her role at SHLA Wales, Sarah assisted in drafting evidence to the Senedd in October 2025 in relation to the Building Safety (Wales) Bill.

Sarah’s recent cases include:

Beacon Cymru Limited & Ors v Mitchell & Ors [2025] EWHC 2477 (Ch)
Abdelrahman v Islington LBC [2025] EWCA Civ 1038
Coastal Housing Group Ltd v Mitchell [2024] EWHC 2831 (Ch)
Newcastle City Council v Abdallah [2024] UKUT 140

Contributed to

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Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016—terms of secure contracts

Practice Notes

This Practice Note covers the terms specific to secure occupation contracts under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. It includes variation of a secure contract, withdrawal of a joint contract holder, dealing with a secure contract by way of transfer to other secure contract holders or potential successors and termination of secure contracts.

Local Government

Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016—when are occupation contracts secure?

Practice Notes

This Practice Note covers the nature and terms specific to secure occupation contracts under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. It covers when occupation will be in accordance with a secure contract, including the definition of community landlord and when occupation contracts can be standard contracts (such as introductory standard contracts and prohibited conduct standard contracts).

Local Government