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Frazer’s role at JB Leitch is to ensure the Service Charge Recoveries Department performs efficiently, by maximising the collection of outstanding sums and the use of resources available. As part...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/frazer-williams-emery/

Hannah Jowett

As a Client Relationship Manager in our busy Service Charge department, Hannah deals with service charge clients and thoroughly enjoys building strong client relationships in order to provide the premium...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/hannah-jowett/

Hannah McLeod

Hannah deals with a wide selection of property litigation matters at various stages of their legal process. Hannah predominantly deals with defended/disputed claims relating to arrears of service charge and...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/hannah-mcleod/

Jacy Donoghue

Jacy works as a Solicitor within the Real Estate Team. Jacy’s typical responsibilities include drafting and reviewing relevant legal documentation, such as Lease Extensions and Deed of Variations; liaising with...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jacy-donoghue/

Jade Moran

Jade joined JB Leitch in 2014 as an Office Assistant and later became an Assistant Account Manager in 2015, working within the ground rent department in the recovery of ground...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jade-moran/

Jaron McGovern

Having previously worked within the forfeiture department assessing pre-legal forfeiture claims on behalf of a variety of Landlords and Management Companies, Jaron’s role in our Recoveries Team involves management of...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jaron-mcgovern/

Jess Hunter

Jess Hunter serves as a Senior Process Administrator at JB Leitch, bringing a wealth of experience to her role. Since joining the company, she has quickly established herself as a...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jess-hunter/

Jodie Michael

Jodie deals with various property litigation matters involving residential properties and developments, including matters relating to building safety. Jodie’s caseload varies on a day-to-day basis, dealing with applications in the...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jodie-michael/

Joanne Hepburn

Jo joined the JB Leitch in 2016 as a Process Administrator where she was able to develop her knowledge of the legal process around the property management sector. The Process...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/joanne-hepburn/

Julie Burton

Julie’s role is to process the company’s payroll every month in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring confidentiality of employees pay details. Julie creates and maintains employee’s payroll records, calculates...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/julie-burton/

Lucy Byrne

Lucy has extensive experience of both client management and an in depth expertise of our services, developed over many years as a key member of the JB Leitch team. Lucy’s...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/lucy-byrne/

Megan Fildes

Megan has been part of our “front of house” team since 2017, taking many calls throughout the day which provides channelled communication to teams and individuals across the business and...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/megan-fildes/

Michelle Gannon

Michelle joined JB Leitch in 2010 with a background in debt recovery and commercial litigation and brings a sound understanding of the service charge recovery process and enforcement procedures to...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/michelle-gannon/

Stephanie Carvell

Steph works within the Real Estate department and currently deals with enfranchisement matters, lease extensions and assignment matters. Steph’s typical responsibilities include; drafting and reviewing legal documents, keeping clients’ updated,...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/steph-carvell/

Victoria Bottomley

Victoria deals with a wide variety of commercial and property litigation matters involving both residential and commercial properties ranging from arrears recovery to breach of covenant, injunctions, disrepair claims, tribunal...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/victoria-bottomley/

Vicky Smith

As a Paralegal in our Recoveries Team, Vicky understands the importance of client care and strives to achieve the best result. Having joined JB Leitch in 2007, Vicky has developed...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/vicky-smith/

Abby Wilson

Abby works within the technical and complex team and deals with property litigation matters and service charge disputes. Abby primarily assists Fee Earners in both First-tier Tribunal and litigated matters...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/abby-wilson/

Rheanne Done

Rheanne is a Paralegal on the Real Estate team. She ensures financial transactions are dealt with efficiently and in accordance with agreed procedures as well as liaising with Counsel, Courts...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/rheanne-done/

Emma Thomas

Emma joined JB Leitch’s property litigation team in late 2021 and has been providing technical advice for and on behalf of Landlords and Management Companies in relation to lease interpretation,...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/emma-thomas/

87 St George’s Square Management Ltd v Whiteside [2016]:

Can the landlord’s costs of enforcement proceedings be recovered as a contractual administration charge? The background The Respondent tenant occupied the basement flat in a building owned by the Appellant...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/87-st-georges-square-management-ltd-v-whiteside-2016/

A Balanced Approach: Technology, Property & Law

In this recent article, we consider recent debate on the increasing use of new technology in property management and law, and discusses the benefits that adapting to new tools and...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/a-balanced-approach-technology-property-law/

A Clear Responsibility?

In this blog, Associate Katie Edwards and Legal Director Phil Parkinson consider recent case law and the need for clarity and accuracy in insurance certification, notably where there is potentially...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/a-clear-responsibility/

A Matter of No Appeal

Readers may recall that in September 2020, we reported on a case in which JB Leitch acted for the Right to Manage (RTM) Company of a property, (comprised of two...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/a-matter-of-no-appeal/

A new way to help prevent property fraud.

HMLR’s new restriction registration service Property fraud is estimated to cost the economy up to £70bn annually. HM Land Registry’s own data shows that since 2009 they have prevented frauds...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/a-new-way-to-help-prevent-property-fraud/

A Question of Quiet Enjoyment

When is a landlord in breach of covenant of quiet enjoyment and non-derogation from grant? Lauren Walker of JB Leitch’s litigation team considers the question of preserving quiet enjoyment and...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/a-question-of-quiet-enjoyment/

A Reassuring Standard: JB Leitch Secure ISO 27001 Certification

JB Leitch is pleased to announce that it has achieved ISO 27001 certification for Information Security Management. Developed by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 27001 is a globally recognized...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/a-reassuring-standard-jb-leitch-secure-iso-27001-certification/

A Smart Way of Doing Business

JB Leitch Real Estate Introduce Remote ID Verification for Businesses… Further to the successful introduction of online identity verification for individuals making property transfers, JB Leitch Real Estate has now...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/a-smart-way-of-doing-business/

Admiralty Park Management Company v Ojo [2016]

Whether a tenant can object to calculation of service charges after making payment The background The respondent tenant held a lease of a flat in London contained within a purpose-built...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/admiralty-park-management-company-v-ojo-2016/

Adverse Possession: Whether use of land as a right of way was sufficient to qualify as intention to possess (Amirtharaja v White – 2021)

In a case concerning a passageway excluded from the registered title of a property, was the continued use of the passageway consistent with a right of way, and could such...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/adverse-possession-whether-use-of-land-as-a-right-of-way-was-sufficient-to-qualify-as-intention-to-possess-amirtharaja-v-white-2021/

Al-Rawas v Hassan Khan (a firm) [2017]:

Are counterclaims affected by rules of limitation? The background Hassan Khan, a firm of solicitors, brought action against the Appellant to recover its fees in August 2013. The Appellant brought...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/al-rawas-v-hassan-khan-a-firm-2017/

Alienation Covenants: is registration of an assignment a prerequisite of breach?

Whether ‘parting with possession’ depends on the completion of registration of an assignment The background In Reiner and another v Triplark Ltd [2018], Mrs Reiner held a long lease of...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/alienation-covenants-is-registration-of-an-assignment-a-prerequisite-of-breach/

Alterations to Property: Court orders reinstatement of property following unauthorised alterations made by tenant (The Lock Building Management Company Limited v Wilkinson – 2021)

Where a tenant made alterations to a property without consent, this recent County Court decision determines the penalties to be imposed. J B Leitch successfully represented the management company in...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/alterations-to-property-court-orders-reinstatement-of-property-following-unauthorised-alterations-made-by-tenant-the-lock-building-management-company-limited-v-wilkinson-2021/

Appeals Procedure: Appeal by way of case stated against magistrates’ order relating to assessment of compensation (Taylor and another v Burton – 2021)

In this appeal by way of case stated – an appeal to the High Court directly from the Magistrates’ Court concerning matters of law and the exercise of the magistrates’...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/appeals-procedure-appeal-by-way-of-case-stated-against-magistrates-order-relating-to-assessment-of-compensation-taylor-and-another-v-burton-2021/

Application by a landlord for dispensation from service charge consultation (Aster Communities v Chapman & others – 2020)

Where a landlord fails to consult with tenants regarding certain works, can the landlord succeed in an application for dispensation from statutory consultation requirements in relation to those works? The...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/application-by-a-landlord-for-dispensation-from-service-charge-consultation-aster-communities-v-chapman-others-2020/

Applications for change of use: Whether a landlord unreasonably withheld consent to an application for change of use (Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd – 2019

The Supreme Court considers a Court of Appeal decision in an important case concerning interpretation of contracts, concluding that the court should consider reasonableness according to the relevant facts at...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/applications-for-change-of-use-whether-a-landlord-unreasonably-withheld-consent-to-an-application-for-change-of-use-sequent-nominees-ltd-v-hautford-ltd-2019/

Applications for permission to appeal

Whether a stay on execution applies to an order when under appeal The background In Longe v Bury Hill Estate Management Limited [2018], the respondents managed a building within which...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/applications-for-permission-to-appeal/

Arnold v Britton and others [2015]

Critical decision on lease interpretation Background The case concerned a South Wales holiday park consisting of 91 chalets. Each chalet is let on a 99-year lease, with a start date...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/arnold-v-britton-and-others-2015/

Assignment of lease

Whether a landlord’s refusal of consent to assignment was valid The background In No 1 West India Quay (Residential) Ltd v East Tower Apartments Ltd [2018], a leaseholder submitted a...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/assignment-of-lease/

Avgarski v Alphabet Square Management Company Limited [2016]

Retrospective calculation of service charge The background The appellant tenants held a lease of a flat, one of 33 on an estate where units varied in floor area. The tenants,...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/avgarski-v-alphabet-square-management-company-limited-2016/

Aviva V Williams: Appeal Sees The Restoration Of The Determination For Service Charge Variation (2021)

The Court of Appeal overturns the Upper Tribunal decision in the long running Williams & Others v Aviva Ground Rents case. This week has a seen a notable determination handed...

https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/aviva-v-williams-appeal-sees-the-restoration-of-the-determination-for-service-charge-variation-2021/

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