Mr Simon Thirtle > Ward Hadaway LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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5 WELLINGTON PLACE
LEEDS
LS1 4AP
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Mr Simon Thirtle
Work Department
Property Ltigiation
Position
Associate
Career
Simon is an Associate within the Property Litigation Department and provides specialist advice to commercial landlords, tenants, private individuals, and public sector clients, including local authorities and registered providers of social housing.
Simon is experienced in both commercial and residential property litigation.
He advises in relation to commercial property disputes, including business tenancy renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, dilapidations claims, possession proceedings and forfeiture, and break clauses.
Simon has also acted on behalf of commercial clients in respect of the management of residential property, including advice in relation to service charges. In disputes concerning residential property, Simon has advised as to the recovery of rent and service charges and possession actions in the County Court.
As a member of the Ward Hadaway Social Housing Group, Simon regularly provides assistance in relation to possession and injunction claims, and committal applications.
He is experienced in acting in housing disrepair and unlawful eviction claims, as well as advising in relation to general issues of housing management including considerations arising under the Mental Health Act and Human Rights Act.
Simon has also provided advice in relation to boundary disputes and title rectification, trespass, actions arising under the Party Wall Act and claims in relation to property ownership under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act, as well as disputes and applications dealt with by the Residential Property Tribunal.
He regularly provides training to clients on a wide range of property-related issues and, in 2014, was elected as the Chair for the Yorkshire Housing Law Practitioners Association.
Lawyer Rankings
North > Real estate > Property litigation
With the arrival of Helen Hill from Knights plc in January 2022, Ward Hadaway LLP continues to expand its Newcastle-based property-related telecom law offering. The team also routinely acts for NHS trusts across the nation, assisting on hospital-related property litigations. The team, headed by Sharon Mathieson, is known for taking on landlord and tenant disputes, advising landowners on contractual matters, easements, covenants and trespass issues. Mathieson is a specialist in advising public and third sector clients, while Simon Thirtle focuses on defending clients in housing disrepair and unlawful eviction claims. Jeremy Hardy is also noted.
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Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property