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 partners)Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP’s social housing group is highly praised by clients, especially for ‘matters concerning disrepair and housing conditions’. The team is well regarded in cases involving the rights of social housing tenants and leaseholders, and it boasts particular expertise in new-build and shared ownership properties, fire safety, and tenancy deposits. Leaseholder issues and disrepair claims are a key area of expertise for Andrew Brookes
, who sits at the helm of the department and was instructed on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Timothy Waitt is well equipped to handle cases regarding defective newly built shared housing schemes, while Giles Peaker is experienced in multi-claimant matters and possession claims. Eleanor Solomon is also a key name who is praised as ‘an exceptional lawyer’, and she undertakes the full range of social housing litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Real estate > Social housing: tenant
- Social housing: tenant London > Real estate