Experience of co-ownership disputes, typically involving proceedings for an order for sale and declaration as to the split of proceeds. Recent cases have settled at mediation.
Advising and assisting in court proceedings relating to tenants' rights of first refusal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.
Issuing possession proceedings in respect of a Rent Act tenancy which raised succession issues and helping my client reach a satisfactory settlement.
Running tribunal proceedings in respect of a Leasehold Reform Act 1967 claim (the proceedings settled shortly before the exchange of witness statements) involving complicated valuation issues.
Acting for a housing developer defending court proceedings which challenged the forfeiture of purchasers' deposits.
Defending court proceedings concerned with the interpretation of an unusual break clause in the context of opposed lease renewal proceedings.
Successfully appealed an ‘Asset of Community Value' designation and defended a statutory challenge to planning permission (in Robinson v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2016] EHWC 634 (Admin))