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Trowers appointed to Kent Commercial Services
International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has been appointed to Kent Commercial Services (KCS), a Commercial Services Group wholly owned by Kent County Council.
Michael is a Partner and leads the Property Litigation team in our Birmingham office.
He is an expert in contentious property matters and his clients include local authorities, not-for-profit organisations, pension funds, property investors, developers and corporate occupiers.Michael has a particular specialism in advising portfolio owning clients in respect of lease terminations and redevelopment / regeneration projects, ranging from single-unit assets to £200m multi-unit schemes.Michael understands the practical and commercial way in which clients need contentious property matters to be handled, and he delivers his advice accordingly.
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A clear warning to Landlords: the Court of Appeal clarifies that right-to-buy leaseholders cannot be charged for historic structural defects
The Court of Appeal in Tower Hamlets LBC v Leaseholders of Brewster House and Malting House [2025] EWCA Civ 1591 upheld the decisions of both the First tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal, confirming that Tower Hamlets (the “Council”) was not entitled to recover the costs of historic structural defect works from right to buy leaseholders through the service charge.
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