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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England

Work Department

Private wealth, real estate and construction; real estate, property litigation.

Position

Jeremy specialises in all aspects of landlord and tenant litigation, including opposed and unopposed lease renewals, dilapidation claims, leasehold enfranchisement, possession actions, service charge disputes and rent reviews. His particular specialism relates to residential landlord and tenant issues. Experience: successfully upheld the validity of a break notice in the High Court (MW Trustees Limited v Telular Corporation [2011] L&TR 19); successfully represented a landmark case in the Supreme Court to establish what is a ‘house’ for the purposes of leasehold reform (Lexgorge v Howard de Walden Estates Limited [2012] 1 WLR 2884); acted for proceedings in the High Court to establish what is a ‘qualifying long term agreement’ for the purposes of recovering a service charge from residential tenants (Paddington Basin Developments Limited v West End Quay Estate Management Limited [2010] 27 EG 86); acted in an appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) relating to a collective enfranchisement claim of a prestigious block of flats in the West End (82 Portland Place (Freehold) Limited v Howard de Walden Estates Limited [2014] UKUT 0133 LC) – one of the largest collective enfranchisement claims to date.