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
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
Update – Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA)
Commencement of Local Housing Authority Financial Penalty Powers for category 1 hazards On 22 June 2026, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025…
Housing management
New Requirement for Landlords in the Private Rented Sector – Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026
Landlords in the private rented sector are now required to give their tenants a Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 before 31 May…
Housing management
Registered Social Housing providers are set to be affected by proposed changes to existing Electrical Safety Standards
The proposed changes will extend requirements relating to the inspection and testing of electrical installations in rented accommodation…