Barrister @TanfieldLaw and Times Property law columnist

Joined May 2015
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SUPREME COURT: A1 Properties v Tudor Studios RTM judgment out now. 'Natt v Osman' test partly overruled when assessing effect of trivial errors in following RTM and other property statutes. #UKLaw, #SupremeCourt, #LeaseholdReform supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/u…
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Times news item on Dell appeal win. thetimes.co.uk/article/penth…

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£430,000 service charge bill - Court of Appeal finds for leaseholders in Dell v Holland Park Management. Thanks to Team Dell - Mattie Green, Amanda McNeil and Hollie Jordan Wright @HowardKennedy
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Avon Ground Rents v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Co [2023] EWCA Civ 616. Judgment released today. Pleased to say the RTM company was successful in the Court of Appeal. The decision confirms the rights of over 200,000 shared ownership leaseholders to p…lnkd.in/e62pjzte
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Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal this decision ...
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Avon Ground Rents v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Co [2023] EWCA Civ 616. Judgment released today. Pleased to say the RTM company was successful in the Court of Appeal. The decision confirms the rights of over 200,000 shared ownership leaseholders to p…lnkd.in/e62pjzte
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Leasehold remains firmly in the headlines & featured prominently in the King’s Speech. In our latest Leasehold Question Time, @section42 and Chris Macartney will discuss proposed reforms and what the current position is for leaseholders. bigmarker.com/bishop-and-sew…
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Loophole Closed! Well done ALEP for closing the enfranchisement loophole - and welcome everyone to "connected replacement leases" in the new s.119A Building Safety Act 2022...
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Just finished a 2-day FTT hearing (acting for the tenant-owned management company) which featured £34 million of cladding works funded by the Building Safety Fund. Against Piers Harrison. Great opponent! #leases #barristers #leasehold #management #building #safety
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Good luck to all finalists at the ERMAs tonight - it was a great evening last year and hugely enjoyable being BOTY 2022
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Slightly mad day tomorrow - addressing two separate conferences on two different subjects! In the morning, it's the Housing Quality Network's Leasehold Summit 2023 about Avon v Canary Gateway and the issues it raises. #housing In the afternoon, MBL's…lnkd.in/es9V9xZj
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Next up - Hawk v Eames & others (1-12 Heritage Close, St Albans) - in Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) tomorrow. Look forward to leading Ceri Edmonds in an appeal about re-apportionment of service charges post-Aviva Ground Rents. lnkd.in/eVjqsp7j
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Next appeal up is Canary Gateway RTM (No.2) in the Court of Appeal on Thursday. Do shared ownership leaseholders have the Right to Manage like other long leaseholders? I am appearing for the RTM Company with James Castle as junior (instructed by Charlotte Collins at Jobsons).
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Giving a talk today to First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) judges about Civil Procedure and Deployment at a Warwickshire training course. A lot more intimidating than having to address one judge at a time ...
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That's the #servicecharge appeal in Assethold v Adam (No.2) out of the way. Decision is up on the UTLC website today ... Thanks to my junior, RichardMiller, and Lorraine Scott at Scott Cohen solicitors. 1 appeal done - 4 more to…lnkd.in/ejv6XGc4 lnkd.in/egPK_VHi
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I'm attending Enfranchisement & Right to Manage Awards 2023 . Join me! lnkd.in/eZWaQ_bp

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I'm instructed in five appeals for 2023. First off is Assethold v Adams and others which begins tomorrow in Upper Tribunal. Appearing with Richard Miller ... #propertylaw #propertymanagement #leasehold
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