Richard Housley > Cripps > Tunbridge Wells, England > Lawyer Profile
Cripps Offices
NUMBER 22
MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England
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Richard Housley
Work Department
Property dispute resolution
Position
Richard is a partner specialising in property litigation, including commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, including opposed lease renewals, landlord and tenant insolvency, rent review, dilapidations, forfeiture and other possession claims, as well as long residential leasehold matters including leasehold enfranchisement and rights of first refusal, and land law / development disputes including adverse possession, easements, restrictive covenants, nuisance and trespass.
Career
Trained and qualified at Cripps Harries Hall in 2007, subsequently Associate, Senior Associate, Managing Associate, Legal Director and Partner at Cripps.
Memberships
Property Litigation Association and Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners
Education
Roundwood Park, University of Leicester (2003 LLB 2:1), College of Law, London (LPC)
Leisure
Cycling, bouldering, football, family and Liverpool FC
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Property litigation
Described as an ‘exceptional legal mind’, Nitej Davda heads the team at Cripps. Based in Tunbridge Wells, Davda has longstanding experience in commercial landlord and tenant disputes as well as professional negligence claims relating to both property and construction. Miles Paffard handles real estate disputes across a variety of sectors, including retail, infrastructure, and hospitality. Mike Scott and Richard Housley are standout lawyers in the team. Scott is recommended for developer disputes, right to light claims, and restrictive covenants, while Housley is skilled with matters relating to property insolvency and leasehold enfranchisement.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector > Public sector