Editorial team

Gary Webber, mediator

Gary was a practising barrister for 22 years specialising in property law. Since 2003 he has practised as a mediator specialising in property mediation and is a founding member of The Property Mediators.

He is the co-author of Business Premises: Possession and Lease Renewal, 6ed (Sweet & Maxwell) and co-author of Residential Possession Proceedings, 10ed (Sweet & Maxwell).

Gary maintains and is the general editor of this property law website and is on the editorial board of the White Book.

He is an associate member of Tanfield Chambers and sits as a Deputy District Judge.

Mediator profile: Gary Webber, mediator.

E-mail: gw@propertylawuk.net

Tel: 07887 507580

 

David Keighley

David was admitted as a solicitor in 1982. Until his retirement from full time practice he was a partner in and Head of Residential property at Herrington Carmichael a Legal 500 Practice. Having done so part time whilst in practice, he now uses his extensive experience to offer practical guidance in lectures at property law conferences, seminars, webinars, training courses and related events.

David is a contributing author for the Law Society Conveyancing Handbook, was the co-author of an online training course for the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), and has written for publications including the Law Society’s Property in Practice Magazine and the Solicitors Journal.

Tel: 01726 67674

Mobile: 07464 485506

 

Richard Alford, barrister

Richard is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers. Richard specialises in all aspects of property law, with a particular focus on landlord and tenant. He particularly enjoys enfranchisement matters or cases with commercial aspects. He contributes to the sections covering services charges and property management, enfranchisement and right of first refusal, residential landlord and tenant, and property litigation.

Website: Richard Alford

E-mail: richardalford@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

 William Batstone, barrister

William is a barrister at Guildhall Chambers, Bristol and sits as a Deputy District Judge. He is the editor of the section dealing with public access to land.

Website: William Batstone

E-mail: william.batstone@guildhallchambers.co.uk

Tel: 0117 927 3366

 

Will Beetson, barrister

Will is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers. Will joined in 2017 having established a busy and broad civil practice at a leading common law set. During this time, he developed a practice beyond his level of call, having been instructed in several high value cases. He has appeared in the High Court on a number of occasions. He continues to develop a broad practice across all areas of Chambers' work with an emphasis on real property and landlord and tenant litigation. Will contributes to the sections covering services charges and property management, enfranchisement and right of first refusal, residential landlord and tenant, and property litigation.

Website: Will Beetson

E-mail: wbeetson@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Edward Blakeney, barrister

Edward joined Tanfield Chambers in September 2018 following the successful completion of his pupillage. Since then he has advised and appeared in court in relation to all of Chambers' core practice areas, in particular landlord and tenant and enfranchisement matters. He appeared on behalf of the Respondent in the Supreme Court case of Wells v Devani [2019]. He is a contributor to the service charges and property management, enfranchisement and rights of first refusal, and residential tenancies and property litigation sections of the site.

Website: Edward Blakeney

E-mail: edwardblakeney@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

James Castle, barrister

James is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers. His practice covers property (particularly landlord and tenant), commercial contract and insolvency. He contributes to the sections covering services charges and property management, enfranchisement and right of first refusal, residential landlord and tenant, and property litigation.

Website: James Castle

E-mail: jamescastle@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Nigel Clayton, barrister

Nigel is a barrister at Kings Chambers in Manchester and Leeds and sits as a Civil Recorder. He is the editor of the mortgage section of the site. He also maintains the specialist website dealing with mortgages at www.legalmortgage.co.uk.

E-mail: nclayton@kingschambers.com

Website: Nigel Clayton

 

 

Peta Dollar, trainer

Peta is a non-practising solicitor with more than 25 years' experience of all areas of commercial property law. She now writes and lectures full time on a wide variety of property-related topics both at conferences and in house. She regularly provides webinars for LIPS Legal. Peta is a member of the Editorial Board of Landlord and Tenant Review, on the Consultation Board of Practical Law Company (Property) and the co-author of Tenants' Pre-emption Rights: A landlord's guide to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (Jordans). She is the editor of the property transactions section of the site.

E-mail: peta@petadollar.co.uk

 

Diane Doliveux, barrister

Diane is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers. She was called in 2011 and specialises in property work with a focus on landlord and tenant. She is a fluent French speaker, and her notable cases include McDonald v McDonald [2016] UKSC 28. She is a contributor to the service charges and property management, enfranchisement and rights of first refusal, and residential tenancies and property litigation sections of the site.

Website: Diane Doliveux

E-mail: dianedoliveux@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Ceri Edmonds, barrister

Ceri is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers specialising in property litigation, with a particular emphasis on landlord and tenant and leasehold disputes.  She contributes to the sections covering services charges and property management, enfranchisement and right of first refusal, residential landlord and tenant, and property litigation.

Website: Ceri Edmonds

E-mail: ceriedmonds@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Katie Gray, barrister

Katie is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers specialising in property litigation, with a particular emphasis on disputes involving agricultural land. Katie co-writes the updates for the service charges and property management, enfranchisement and rights of first refusal;,and residential tenancies and property litigation sections of this site.

Website: Katie Gray

E-mail: katiegray@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Richard is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers. His practice encompasses all of Chambers’ core practice areas spanning the full range of landlord and tenant and real property with a particular emphasis on leasehold disputes. Richard appears in all levels of the Court and Tribunal system, whether alone or led, and accepts instructions from freeholders and management companies as well as tenants, leaseholders and local authorities. He is a contributor to the service charges and property management, enfranchisement and rights of first refusal, and residential tenancies and property litigation sections of the site.

Website: Richard Granby

E-mail: RichardGranby@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Piers Harrison, barrister

Piers is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers. He is the editor of the enfranchisement and right of first refusal sections of the Long Leases part of the site.

Piers’s practice covers all areas of property law. He is particularly experienced in leasehold enfranchisement. Piers is also often called upon to offer advice in non-contentious property cases where there is a development afoot.

Piers has a number of direct access clients, mainly property developers and is happy to accept direct instructions in most cases.

Website: Piers Harrison

E-mail: piersharrison@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Mitchell Haydon-Cook

Mitchell is a barrister at Tanfield. He joined Chambers in April 2019 and is developing a busy practice with a focus on property litigation, encompassing both landlord and tenant and real property disputes. Having completed pupillage at a leading commercial chancery set, Mitchell also has an interest in property-related disputes that raise issues of company and insolvency, professional negligence and trusts law. Mitchell contributes to the sections covering services charges and property management, enfranchisement and right of first refusal, residential landlord and tenant, and property litigation.

Website: Mitchell Hayden-Cook

E-mail: mitchellhayden-cook@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Emma Humphreys, solicitor

Emma is a partner in the property litigation team at Charles Russell Speechleys. Emma advises on the full range of contentious property issues, including insolvency matters, arrears, break rights, dilapidations and 1954 Act renewals. Emma also deals with contractual and development disputes, specialising in rights of light, restrictive covenants and Electronic Communications Code issues, including the removal of telecoms masts. Her work is advisory – to avoid and/or settle disputes - as well as involving the conduct of litigation. Emma is the editor of the restrictive covenants section of the site.

Web: Emma Humphreys

E-mail: Emma.Humphreys@crsblaw.com

Tel: 020 7203 5326

 

Samantha Jackson, barrister

Samantha is a barrister at 1 Chancery Lane specialising in property and landlord and tenant law. She is the editor of the boundaries and adverse possession, and co-ownership and estoppel sections of the site.

Samantha Jackson

E-mail: Samantha.Jackson@Clerksroom.com

Tel: 020 7092 2900

 

Georgina Redsell, solicitor 

Georgina specialises in advising clients on contentious property issues in both the commercial and residential spheres. In respect of commercial disputes, she has experience in property related insolvency matters, dilapidations and business tenancy renewals and also advises on disputes arising out of the Electronic Communications Code. She has also dealt with various litigious residential landlord and tenant matters, ranging from service charge disputes to injunction and possession proceedings. Georgina advises on other real property issues and has acted for clients in Court proceedings relating to easements and trespass, as well as claims for misrepresentation in pre-contract enquiries. She acts for landed estates, institutional investors, charities and individuals.

Web: Georgina Redsell

E-mail: georgina.redsell@crsblaw.com

Tel: 020 7203 8897

 

Tim Selley, solicitor

Tim is a partner with Crosse and Crosse solicitors in Exeter, specialising in property litigation. He has a particular interest in acting for park home owners and residents associations; work that he has all over the country. He was appointed Specialist Advisor for the "Communities and Local Government" Select Committee of MPs for its enquiry and report into the reform of park home law. Tim is the editor of the Mobile Homes section of the site.

Website: Tim Selley

Email: tims@crosse.co.uk

Tel: 01392 678694

 

Chloe Sheridan, barrister

Chloe is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers, specialising in all areas of property law. She is a contributor to the service charges and property management, enfranchisement and rights of first refusal, and residential tenancies and property litigation sections of the site.

Website: Chloe Sheridan

E-mail: csheridan@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Sarah Thompson-Copsey, trainer

Sarah is a former partner and head of the London property litigation practice of the firm then known as Denton Hall with over 15 years experience in commercial property disputes. She now works as a freelance legal speaker and writer. Sarah is a co-author of Tenants' Pre-emption Rights: A Landlord's Guide to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, and has written extensively for a number of legal and property journals. Sarah is the editor of the Business Lease Renewal and Landlord and Tenant (General) sections of the site.

E-mail: sarah@thompsoncopsey.com

Tel: 07765 336512

Jonathan Upton, barrister

Jonathan is a barrister at Tanfield Chambers. He has been recognised as a leading junior for property litigation in the legal directories for several years. Jonathan is particularly experienced on matters relating to mixed-use developments. He regularly advises land owners, developers, institutional lenders and indemnity providers on matters such as easements; restrictive covenants; tenants' rights of first refusal; development agreements; overage; commercial lease interpretation; the Electronics Communications Code; collective enfranchisement; variation of leases and service charges. Jonathan's practice also encompasses co-ownership disputes and applications for orders for sale/TOLATA claims. He is part of the Tanfield team that writes the long lease, property litigation and residential tenancy sections of the site.

Website: Jonathan Upton

E-mail: jonathanupton@tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tel: 020 7421 5300

 

Jonathan Welch

Jonathan is a former judicial assistant in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) to the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Lindblom, where he worked on cases involving, among other things, planning and environmental law, ratings and valuation, and public procurement. Jonathan is currently a pupil barrister at Francis Taylor Building. He is the editor of the planning section of the website.