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DELIVERED AT THE MOST PMR Suite 340, 50 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8EA 24 hour tel: 0845 094 0600 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fpmr.co.uk www.newsontheblock.com ISSUE 79 17 Sponsored by: WORKING WITH THE TOP 100 CALL PMR 0845 094 0600 PMR SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS. OUR SUCCESS IS BUILT ON OFFERING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF SERVICE AND EXPERTISE, COMPETITIVE RATE. DELIVERED AT THE MOST Entries have been gathered subjectively PMR Suite 340, 50 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8EA 24 hour tel: 0845 094 0600 Email: [email protected] accordingWeb: www.fpmr.co.uk to our knowledge and experience of the industry and are arranged in alphabetical order by name. 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 18 ISSUE 79 www.newsontheblock.com Specialists in residential leasehold law www.brethertons.co.uk Sponsored by: WORKING WITH THE TOP 100 CALL PMR 0845 094 0600 PMR SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS. OUR SUCCESS IS BUILT ON OFFERING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF SERVICE AND ensureEXPE thatRTISE, COMPETITIVE the Rcompany’sATE. DELIVERED AT THE MOST porter of government with over 350 enfranchise- superb customer service in regulation in the sector. ment cases each year. property management Peter is the former Chief adds valuePMR Suite 340, 50to Eastcastle Barratt’s Street, London, W1W 8EA Executive of National 24 hour tel: 0845 094 0600 Email: [email protected] Sir Peter Bottomley propertyWeb: wwoffering.w.fpmr.co.uk Federation of Property MP Leasehold Professionals (NFoPP). Campaigner, Peter Bolton King House of Commons Global Residential Sam Bone Sir Peter is a Director, Royal Head of Leasehold, vocal Institution of Enfranchisement campaign- Chartered Surveyors Department, Wallace er for Peter Sam is joint head of the leasehold works leasehold enfranchise- reform alongside ment department. She both inside and outside RICS’ other has successfully rep- Parliament. He has chaired profes- resented a wide range several meetings in his sional of clients including the Westminster offices about group teams to increase Freshwater Group, and has leasehold issues, after a its presence in the been involved in several landmark legal case in his residential sector, and significant cases, includ- constituency brought what promote the role of RICS ing Howard de Walden he describes as “legal Residential globally. He Estates Limited v Kateb. torture” to his attention. Andrew Bulmer has been a vocal sup- Sam and her team deal UK Residential Director, Royal Institution of Mary Ann Bowring Chartered Surveyors Managing Director, Andrew Bulmer joined RICS in 2013 as UK Residential Ringley Group Director. He is committed to ensuring consumer and Mary-Anne, an Engineer stakeholder confidence in RICS members through and Chartered Surveyor the delivery of professional services to the highest is the founding director standards. of Ringley Group, which delivers property management to 10,000 his own building, Martin is relentless focus on leasehold properties, now determined to help improvement and building engineering other flat owners individu- innovation. Her under- services, valuations ally and by campaigning standing of the issues and legal work to help for legal change under the faced by property leaseholders enfranchise or LKP banner. Martin is ac- managers is reflected in claim their right to manage. tive in lobbying members the firm’s progress. Brady She sits on the IRPM’s of Parliament for lease- Solicitors grew by over Board of Governors hold reform. 40% during the last and the Committee at financial year. Notting Hill Housing Trust, Clare Brady and is one of London’s Managing Director, Kelly Bream Alice Cadfan-Lewis Ambassadors for Brady Solicitors Operations and Director, Block Recruit Apprenticeships. Clare has Customer Executive, After success in setting up and running PMR, providing firmly Berkeley Group site-based staff, Alice established Block Recruit in Martin Boyd estab- Kelly is late 2014. Alice’s innovative approach to valuing her Director, lished responsible candidates, as much as her clients, has continued to Leasehold Brady for the prove that her knowledge of the market makes her Knowledge Solicitors running of firm the obvious ‘go-to’ for block managers looking to Partnership (LKP) as one of the property the successfully develop their careers. Having successfully won management industry’s Operations several cases in the LVT for leading lights through her Department for Berkeley 20 ISSUE 79 www.newsontheblock.com Sponsored by: WORKING WITH THE TOP 100 CALL PMR 0845 094 0600 PMR SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS. OUR SUCCESS IS BUILT ON OFFERING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF SERVICE AND HomesEXPE (SEL).RTISE, COMPETITIVE Her RATE. DELIVERED team AT THE MOST financially operated to the London Estates. His roles Mark Chick Franco Cirillo acts as a central commu- highest of standards. have included leasehold Partner and Head of Residential nication point for the enfranchisement, the Leasehold Reform Investment Director, businessPMR Suite concentrating340, 50 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8EA on valuations, lease Team, Bishop & Sewell Dorrington Estates 24 hour tel: 0845 094 0600 Email: [email protected] Julian Briant the designWeb: www .fpmofr.c obuildings,.uk Head of Residential restructuring, Mark Chick Franco is a Chartered the legal structure and the Consultancy, Cluttons management, expert