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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Under the Land Compensation Act 1973 (the 1973 Act) a landlord may have to pay a resident a home loss payment if the resident is...
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From today (31 January 2025) leaseholders no longer need to have been a qualifying tenant for two years before exercising a right to...
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Last night I attended the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthy Homes and Buildings roundtable debate discussing why building...

New regulations, the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2023, have been introduced that...

The Renters (Reform) Bill (the Bill) sets out the proposed fundamental changes to the assured/assured shorthold tenancy...