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James Agar manage over £1 billion of Enfranchisement. She Michelle Banks other appeals [2014]; and Investment Director, property assets. deals with some of Chief Executive, Triplerose Ltd v 90 Braemar Estates London’s most valuable ARMA Broomfield Rd RTM Co Ltd James co-ordinates fund Clare Allen and exclusive properties She’s now [2015]. management, property Partner Child & Child with absolute discretion as retiring, but acquisition and financial Claire is a to her clients’ identities. during her Tony Beaumont relationship management, well She has also successfully years as Director, with lead responsibility for connected taken cases to Appeal Chief William Pears Group Ground Rents Income Fund property Court level. Claire was Executive Tony is plc, the first UK ground lawyer Enfranchisement Solicitor of the Association of responsible rents REIT. James manages with an of the Year 2012 at the Residential Managing for the the company’s large-scale impressive client base. ERMAs. Agents (ARMA), Michelle manage- corporate and institutional Within her residential Banks prioritised the ment of client base, which has property practice she Caroline Anstis implementation of the seen the business grow to specialises in Leasehold (Now Caroline Wild) ARMA-Q as a self-regula- company’s substantial UK Legal Director, tory regime as a key goal. residential portfolio. His Blake Morgan LLP Michelle led an organisa- considerable expertise and Caroline is tion whose members experience in the valuation a specialist manage over 900,000 and analysis of complex leasehold flats in more than 34,000 ground rent portfolios is enfran- buildings nationwide. key in influencing their chisement policy on acquisitions and lawyer and Justin Bates disposals. The group is has been instrumental in Barrister, Arden active in this market and is the growth of the highly Chambers always looking for new op- regarded enfranchise- Justin Bates portunities. ment team at Piper Smith is a barrister Watton LLP – now Blake at Arden Andrew Billson Morgan, following their Chambers. Managing Director, merger earlier this month. He is Barratt Residential Caroline has developed Deputy Asset Management excellent working General Editor of the Andrew relationships with Encyclopedia of Housing Billson, one Hema Anand specialist surveyors and, Law and co-author of of the most Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell with her technical Leasehold Disputes. His experi- Hema heads the residential department at acumen and strong recent significant cases enced Bircham Dyson Bell Solicitors, has over 15 years’ negotiation skills, she include Sussex Villas Ltd v property experience in all aspects of high net worth carefully ensures that her (1) Wan (2) Harrison [2014]; managers in the UK, is residential property and is a recognised expert clients avoid the many Columbia House Properties Managing Director of in the area of leasehold enfranchisement. Highly pitfalls in the complex (No.3) Ltd v Imperial Hall Barratt Residential Asset Commended at the ERMAs in 2011, 2012 and 2014, legislation, in order to RTM Co Ltd [2014]; Qdime Management (BRAM). she won the Association of Women Solicitors Best achieve successful Ltd v Bath Building [2014]; Andy joined BRAM after 21 Woman in a Property Practice Award 2011. outcomes. Elim Court RTM Co Ltd v years with OM Property Avon Freeholds Ltd and Management Ltd, to

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Rob is a member of Partner, Forsters Founding Director, business is all about their businesses and align the Residential Manage- Natasha Rendall & Rittner people. the service offering to ment Committee of the has MattPMR Suite 340, built 50 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8EA 24 hour tel: 0845 094 0600 Email: [email protected] support their clients on BPF and has participated experience aW chaineb: www.fpm rof.co.uk Paul Robertson reaching their strategic in Leasehold reform in all areas record Managing Director, goals. debates at the Houses of of property shops, Midway Insurance Mark’s role is critical in Parliament. HML manage litigation including Services Ltd monitoring the firm’s high over 51,000 property units with particular expertise wholesal- Paul levels of customer care from 14 offices. in residential disputes and ing, importing and Robertson and to ensure the service leasehold exporting of vinyl & CDs is Manag- they receive exceeds their Joy Price enfranchisement. before founding R&R with ing Director expectations. Head of Commercial, She advises and acts Duncan in 1990. Matt’s of Midway SLC Solicitors for estates, charities, responsible for the Insurance Jeff Platt Joy’s sales and com- commercial landlords and placement of all Services Ltd who are the Chief Executive mercial experience spans management companies insurances and continues parent company to 1st Institute of more than 20 years of primarily in London. 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Ian Sands Principal Solicitor, SLC Enfranchisement Neil is Rob Robertson Director, passionate Managing Director, Howard De Walden about the Crabtree Property Estate sector, its Management Ian is a require- Rob has Chartered ment for been Surveyor professional integrity, involved in with over improved service delivery, the 20 years’ innovation, income expansion experience generation and risk-free of the in Residential Estate legal services that Janie Strange organisation into a Management. He started support management Joint CEO, Institute of Residential Property number of new property- his career in private professionals, investors Management (IRPM) related sectors including practice and then spent and leaseholders. Neil’s Janie has been involved with the Institute of legal, surveying, valua- ten years with the award-winning concep- Residential Property Management from the tion, cleaning, mainte- Grosvenor Estate. In 2009 tual legal services delivery beginning in 2002. 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Crabtree’s success Simon Serota portfolio Bob Smytherman his own resident manage- has come from the ability Partner & Head continues Chairman, Federation ment company (RMC). to adapt and change, to of Litigation, to grow at of Private Residents’ He is also currently Town recognise good ideas and Wallace LLP an annual Associations (FPRA) Crier for his home town of having the courage to Simon’s reputation as one rate of Bob Worthing. follow things through. of London’s top property +10%. Smyther- litigators stems from his Currently managing in man is the Richard Stephenson Kevin Ryan establishment of one of excess of 50,000 homes Chairman Founder, Harrods Partner, the first teams of lawyers nationwide Jonathan has of The Estates Carter Jonas LLP dedicated solely to lease- been at the forefront of Federation Richard Kevin Ryan, a Fellow of hold enfranchisement, implementing controls of Private Residents’ Stephen- the Royal Institution of which has experienced and efficiency at Trin- Associations, which son heads Chartered Surveyors, is an phenomenal success. ity and is working closely provides impartial advice up both expert in enfranchisement, Simon was a member with industry colleagues to over 500 Residents’ Harrods valuation, and landlord of the team advising on on necessary regulation Associations, RMCs & Estates and tenant matters. the freehold acquisition changes with Trinity being RTMCos. Asset Management and He has acted for high of Dolphin Square - the the first agent to be suc- Bob is a passionate cam- PL Management, between profile landlords including largest enfranchise- cessfully audited against paigner and advocate for them probably the leading

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