Forbes Solicitors

Housing and Regeneration (Litigation)

Lachlan is a Partner and Solicitor, Higher Rights Advocate with 17-years experience specialising in Leasehold and Complex Litigation. Lachlan is a Fee-Paid Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal and of the Residential Property Tribunals for Wales where he undertakes judicial work dealing with residential leasehold and other property disputes. Lachlan specialises in trial advocacy (including High Court), leasehold litigation, rent and service charge debt recovery, Section 20 leasehold consultations, First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) applications, forfeiture, shared ownership disputes, Right to Manage, collective enfranchisement and lease extension, Right to Buy disputes, welfare reform, tenure reform, disrepair, possession against trespassers, decanting, rent reviews, equality and human rights, judicial review, policy and procedure review, tenancy enforcement, and complex housing management involving mental capacity and disability discrimination. Lachlan provides training to clients, including recent sessions covering Section 20 consultation.

Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority Barrister (non-practising), 2005 Solicitor, March 2008 Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Civil Proceedings), November 2012 Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), 2021 Fee-paid Judge of the Residential Property Tribunals for Wales, 2024

BA (Hons) Law, University of Cambridge, 2003 Bar Vocational Course, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2005