Mr Timothy Waitt > Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP Offices
The Cottons Centre 5th Floor
South-West Hay's Lane
SE1 2QG
England
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Mr Timothy Waitt
Work Department
Housing and public law
Position
Timothy primarily advises about defects to property. Most of his work involves advising home owners who have bought badly built brand new homes. His clients frequently seek advice having tried to deal with developers and insurers (NHBC, Premier etc) directly but without success.
Partner specialist in repairs and statutory nuisance litigation, acting for tenants, leaseholders and occupiers and landlords, freeholders and property owners. Timothy is a solicitor advocate with higher rights of audience and regularly advocates for his clients in court without the need to instruct a barrister.
Career
From 2001, trained Belshaw & Curtin; qualified 2003; joined Anthony Gold 2005, became partner 2010. Throughout he has advised on claims involving repair issues. He developed particular specialisms advising on problems with structural defects, leaks, damp and mould. Timothy’s focus is on claims involving badly new built homes, applying his considerable expertise and experience to get results for his clients.
Timothy’s case have been reported in the press, and he has appeared on national broadcast media discussing the issues faced by his clients and their cases.
Memberships
Society of Construction Law; Housing Law Practitioners Association; South London Law Society.
Education
Croydon College; University of Wales (LLB (Hons)); Glamorgan University (LPC).
Leisure
Out of work Timothy enjoys sailing, walking, Bella & Sparky the cats and being Dad.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Social housing: tenant
(Leading individuals)The social housing practice at Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP boasts a team of ‘excellent negotiators’ who are experts on the rights of social housing tenants and leaseholders. Practice head Andrew Brookes
, a ‘leader in his field’, specialises in providing advice on leaseholder issues and disrepair matters, and his involvement in the Grenfell inquiry has strengthened the team’s experience in fire safety remediation. The firm has been involved in complex and unusual possession claims and acts for long leaseholders of social housing landlords regarding claims for breach of lease, service charge disputes, and leasehold enfranchisement; Timothy Waitt is an expert in social housing litigation. The group’s experience in housing spans across a range of issues, including tenancy deposits and licensing, and a variety of social housing occupiers, such as shared-ownership tenants and leaseholders. Giles Peaker is a specialist in multi-claimant matters, a growing area of expertise for the firm, and the team now has a successful track record in instructions from groups of tenants and leaseholders. Eleanor Solomon also plays a key role in managing and settling multi-party claims.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Real estate > Social housing: tenant
- Social housing: tenant London > Real estate