Dr. Emma Laurie

Associate Professor

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Biography

Emma joined the University of Southampton in 2002 and has held various roles within the Southampton Law School. She received a promotion to Associate Professor due to her contributions to the field. Emma specializes in residential tenancy law and housing law, focusing on the intersections between private and public housing sectors. She has a keen interest in the legal and policy frameworks that govern residential tenancies, particularly in the context of human rights protections for private sector tenants. Emma is actively involved in research addressing housing costs, acknowledging the challenges faced by renters in the private sector. She has published extensively on these topics and is recognized for her analysis of significant legal decisions by the Supreme Court. In addition to her research, Emma teaches courses on Renting Homes: Law and Policy and contract law, and she has supervised numerous PhD students in the field of housing law.

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