Greenwoods Recognises High-Flying Housing Law Students

A quartet of De Montfort University students is celebrating today after winning awards for outstanding work on a housing degree course.

The four students each received their awards at a special Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) ceremony at the universitys Leicester Business School Graduate Centre.

David Scruton was named as winner of the Greenwoods Solicitors LLP Law Prize for best overall student on an undergraduate housing studies course at De Montfort University, the second time that David has won a student prize sponsored by Greenwoods. He has graduated with first class honours with a BSc in Housing Studies and currently works as a development and enabling officer with Charnwood Borough Council.

The Greenwoods Solicitors LLP Prize for the best student in housing law on the BSc housing studies course at De Montfort University went to Peter Oliver. Peter was awarded the prize for achieving the highest overall mark in the housing law module, gaining first class marks in both his essays. Peter is an assistant neighbourhood manager with Leicester City Council.

Students Claire Westrup and Emma Tidbury both received the Greenwoods Solicitors LLP Law Prize for being highly commended in the Housing Law Module. Claire and Emma attained the highest and second highest marks respectively for a housing law essay since January 2003.

Claire Westrup is a housing officer with Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing and Emma Tidbury is a housing officer with Derby Homes.

Graham Cooper, associate director and head of property litigation at Peterborough-based award sponsors Greenwoods Solicitors LLP, said: It is a pleasure to award the Greenwoods prizes to students who have worked so hard to achieve them. All four students have approached their course with enthusiasm and dedication and I am delighted that their efforts have been recognised in this way.

This is a major achievement and I am sure they will continue to have very successful careers in the housing law field.

Dr Tim Brown of the Centre of Comparative Housing Research at De Montfort University said: This joint event has been a huge success in bringing housing colleagues together and celebrating the achievements of four exceptional students. Congratulations to all our prize winners. They are all employed and have a difficult job balancing work, personal life and the academic work burden we place on them.

The evening also featured a well-received housing law update by Graham Cooper rounding up the latest developments in housing law and a presentation by Dr Tim Brown of De Montfort Universitys Centre of Comparative Housing Research on what the future holds for local housing strategies.

For more information on housing courses at De Montfort University and how to apply please visit www.dmu.ac.uk/cchr.