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
Failure to Abide by Court Rules Means That a Judicial Review Claim Fails at the First Hurdle: Case Study
The importance of strictly complying with deadlines and the Court rules has been highlighted again in what the Judge described as an “unusual” case in ETM Contractors v Bristol City Council and Esteban Investments Limited [2024] EWHC 2263 (Admin).
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Property litigation
Clarke Willmott Hails High Court Decision on New Sporting Quarter Development in Bristol
A new arena and Sporting Quarter at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium has moved a step closer after an application for a Judicial Review was dismissed in the High Court.
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Social housing
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 – Part 4
In part 4 of our series looking at the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, we turn our attention to the Regulation of Leasehold
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