About

I am a senior real estate litigator. I specialised in housing management and residential litigation in 1996 and was promoted to Head of Housing Litigation in 2006. Since then I have broadened my horizons and advise all aspects of property litigation from protestor / trespass actions to high value residential litigation to day-to-day portfolio management - residential and commercial including lease renewals under the LTA 1954.

Away from the highs of real estate, I enjoy nothing more than spending an afternoon at the London Stadium with my boys. COYI!

Experience

Commercial real estate litigation

  • Handling a substantial caseload of lease renewal claims for a well known high street restaurant brand with claims ongoing across England
  • Advising on and serving tenant break notices
  • Assisting retail, hospitality and corporate occupiers clients on all other day-to- day portfolio management issues

Housing management

  • Regularly seeking and obtaining ASB injunctions, preventing ASB involving drugs, weapons, assaulting staff, hoarding and noise nuisance
  • Seeking and obtaining possession orders for breach of tenancy, ASB, non-occupation and tenancy fraud, disputed succession including claims based on mandatory grounds for possession and defended claims raising issues proportionality and discrimination issues
  • Managing gas safety and access issues for various landlord clients
  • Drafting tenancy agreements and related documents and advising on policies and procedures

Residential property litigation

  • Advising on the terms and conditions of a contractual tenancy of a central London apartment where the annual rent was in the region of £350k
  • Representing the tenant of one of the first apartments to be let at Battersea Power Station in respect of various items of disrepair
  • Acting for the provider of high value short term accommodation in prime Central London on various day-to-day portfolio management issues
  • Representing private landlords and tenants on all manner of residential property disputes including possession actions, tenancy deposit disputes, rent arrears recovery, early exits from fixed term contractual tenancies and dilapidations

Asset protection

  • Protecting clients' real estate assets from protestors, trespass and nuisance with claims in the High Court for injunctions to prevent mass protests and demonstrations impacting on clients' businesses and their customers
  • Devising policies and procedures concerning protestors and trespassers

Testimonials

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"He is always willing to work with us, and maintains a good client relationship."
Chambers & Partners
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Services

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