Home office: Taunton
Gabrielle handles a wide variety of residential landlord and tenant matters, both contentious and non-contentious, with a particular emphasis on leasehold and freehold enfranchisement and Section 20 consultation.
An experienced Enfranchisement Solicitor and Property Litigator. Specialist in leasehold and freehold enfranchisement of houses and flats. Areas of practice covers a wide variety of residential landlord and tenant matters including lease extensions, collective enfranchisement, Section 20 consultation, tenant’s right of first refusal, right to manage claims, residential block management and general tenancy issues.
Experience
- Shasha and Rownamoor Trustees Limited as Trustees of the Placement Pension Fund v Westminster City Council, High Court of Justice QBD Planning Court [2016]EWHC 3283 (Admin)
- WX Investments Ltd v Khalida Begg & Peter J Fraser EWHC 925 (Ch); [2002] 1 WLR 2849
Articles by Gabrielle & the property litigation team
Property litigation
The Renters Reform Bill and the loss of Section 21 notices
It is the intention that the Renters Reform Bill will abolish Section 21 notices, while strengthening landlords’ legitimate grounds for taking back their property. The proposed change is to aim to strike a balance between the rights of tenants and the rights of landlords.
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Property litigation
Ban on leasehold houses
As anticipated, the proposed ban on leasehold houses was a late addition to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (‘the Bill’).
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Commercial property
Developer’s – don’t forget your commercial leases in your residential schemes – Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 section 5 (LTA)
Where a private landlord/developer of a mixed use residential and commercial scheme is proposing to lease its commercial premises then beware, (under certain circumstances) qualifying tenants of flats have a right of first refusal to purchase that interest.
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Property litigation
Recoverability of litigation costs via service charge provisions: Can landlords litigate at lessees’ expense?
The Court of Appeal decision for the above case provides further guidance on whether legal and professional costs can be recovered through a service charge.
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