Richard Miller

Barrister

Richard is a property specialist and accepts instructions in the areas of landlord and tenant, real property, and related professional negligence. He regularly appears in the County Court and First-Tier Tribunal and has also appeared in the High Court, the Upper Tribunal, and the Court of Appeal.

His recent cases have involved:

• Residential landlord and tenant disputes, including possession claims, service charges and management, and enfranchisement
• Commercial landlord and tenant disputes, including forfeiture and Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 renewals
• Mortgages and receivership
• Real property, easements, and restrictive covenants
• Boundary disputes, adverse possession, nuisance, and trespass
• Trusts of land and orders for sale
• The Building Safety Act 2022
• The Housing Health and Safety Rating System and enforcement appeals
• Agriculture

Richard comes from a family of keen anglers and has a niche interest in riparian rights disputes.

• Member of the Property Bar Association and the Chancery Bar Association

• MA History, Christ’s College, University of Cambridge – Double First Class
• MPhil Early Modern History, Christ’s College, University of Cambridge – Distinction
• Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law – Distinction
• Bar Professional Training Course, University of Law – Outstanding
• Buchanan Prize, Lincoln’s Inn
• Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn