My role
I am a housing partner and lead the housing management and right to buy teams here at Anthony Collins Solicitors.
I advise landlords, primarily housing associations, on all housing management issues providing practical solutions to often complex scenarios. The work I do involves providing client training, including bespoke training, as well as speaking on the sector seminar circuit.
I also advise on the interpretation of leases in respect of obligations and rights in relation to fire safety, including replacement of front doors; and service charge recovery options, including issues relating to consultation and first-tier tribunal applications.
My experience
I am the co-author of the National Housing Federation ‘Service charges and rent charges: a guide for social housing landlords’ book. I was shortlisted for the Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Awards in 2020/2021 for the pro bono work I delivered for West Midlands taskforce on homelessness.
‘Peter Hubbard, Baljit Basra and Emma Hardman stand out because they care and they go the extra mile.’ – Legal 500, 2022
My specialisms
- Rents and service charges
- Drafting, reviewing and enforcement of occupancy agreements
- Management and service level agreements
- Housing management policies and procedures
- Supported housing
My insights
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Is now the time for commonhold?
On Monday morning, at the end of our Annual Service Charge Update webinar, I briefly spoke about potential future changes in the context...
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Solving the housing crisis: every little helps
We have a housing crisis. There is no doubt about it. There are not enough homes, and most definitely not enough affordable ones. The...
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Rents reviews: extension of rent settlement
It was all change for social housing providers whilst I was away last week, with the new consumer regulation regime coming into force...
Increase in home loss payments
New regulations, the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2023, have been introduced that...
Renters (Reform) Bill: Rent reviews but not as we know them
The Renters (Reform) Bill (the Bill) sets out the proposed fundamental changes to the assured/assured shorthold tenancy...
Increase in home loss payments
Under the Land Compensation Act 1973, a landlord may have to pay a resident a home loss payment if the resident is...