Sue is an Associate Director in our real estate disputes team.
She advises on contentious real estate matters and has particular expertise in residential property disputes work. Her clients include institutional investors, international and high-street banks, property companies and house-builders. Sue is a member of the Institute of Residential Property Management and advises on pure residential investments as well as mixed-use schemes and complex residential landlord and tenant disputes.
She deals with a wide range of issues arising from high-value land disputes, including security of tenure, succession rights, easement and boundary disputes, adverse possession, contentious management issues, rights of pre-emption under Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, leasehold enfranchisement, and has extensive experience of mortgage and residential possession claims.
Bank
Advised a national bank on enfranchisement issues and rights of first refusal under Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 arising on disposal of estate consisting of multiple residential blocks of flats
House builder
Advised the successful party in BDW Trading Ltd v South Anglia Housing Ltd
Developer
Advised a joint venture company on the acquisition, conversion and disposal of a substantial mixed use London development; particularly advising on statutory consultation requirements under S20 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and tenant’s pre-emption rights to acquire the landlord interest
Student accommodation
Acted for global and national providers of student accommodation and implementing major review of occupation agreements provided to over 45,000 students
Insights
Renters' Rights Bill proposes significant reforms to private rental sector in England
The Renters' Rights Bill: a new era for landlords and tenants in England?
A muted Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act is now law but not yet in force in England
Short-term lets in England required to obtain planning permission 'from this summer'
Much-anticipated Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill introduced to UK Parliament
The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 to apply to existing rented residential properties
Long-awaited Renters' (Reform) Bill introduced to UK Parliament
Reforms to the UK's private rented sector finally arrive four years after the government's response to consultation
UK Supreme Court reinstates residential landlords' discretion to apportion service charges
Reforms to the UK's private rented sector – where are we now?
Widespread reforms are proposed with 'no fault' evictions being scrapped and the introduction of a legally binding 'Decent Homes Standard'...
New law on residential leases limits ground rent to a peppercorn
Legislative reform given go ahead for residential leasehold ownership
Parliament will bring in the first part of a two-stage programme including a new right for leaseholders to extend leases...
Law Commission sets out proposals for eventual abolition of leasehold home ownership
Long-awaited reports argue that incentives are needed to force cultural shift towards commonhold and to bring about the largest changes...