Deciphering your residential lease: A guide for leaseholders
Navigating the complexities of a residential lease can often feel overwhelming, especially for first-time leaseholders. In this guide, we break…
Real estate
Access to a neighbour’s property for works
My neighbouring is refusing me access to their land to carry out work to my property. What can I do?…
Imogen Flaherty
About Imogen
I am a Paralegal in our Lymington property team. I have particular expertise in supporting clients through the…
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 – what does it mean for you?
The much-awaited Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (the Act) received Royal Assent on Friday 24 May 2024 and was…
Anna Iceton
About Anna
I am a Partner in the firm’s Tier 1, market leading property disputes team with almost 20 years’…
Inherited properties and stamp duty land tax
Inherited properties and the extra 3% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) charge: When could you be caught by the uplift?…
Rural property notary public services
Our Rural Services team is very pleased to announce that we will soon be offering notarial services. Louise Williams, who…
ID and source of funds checks
As solicitors, we are duty bound to protect your interests as clients and to protect any money that we hold…
Manor royal site redevelopment sold in £47.7 million deal
Southeast law firm Moore Barlow has advised Sixpenny Group on the sale of the Gemstone Building, at Manor Royal in…
Sharon Mays
About Sharon
I am a real estate development solicitor specialising in the acquisition and disposal of land for residential development.…
Mark Grant
About Mark
I am a partner in the firm’s land development team with expertise in all aspects of land development,…
Hardeep Chana
About Hardeep
I am a qualified senior associate solicitor with over 18 years’ experience in residential property work predominately in…
Modular construction: The time is now for housing developers
Zoe Owen, partner in the plot sales team at Moore Barlow, discusses how modular construction can unlock the UK’s housing…
The reform of the leasehold system – what you need to know?
With the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill making its way through Parliament, and the Law Commission proposing ground-breaking reforms to…
Louise Uphill
About Louise
I am a senior associate solicitor in our Leasehold Enfranchisement team which sits with our wider real estate…
Louise Williams
About Louise
I am an associate in our rural property team, specialising in land, farms and property transactions in the…
Kathryn Rhodes
About Kathryn
I qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer, otherwise known as a Specialist Property Lawyer in 2004 with expertise in…
Moore Barlow advises BANAIR (Holdings) on its acquisition of Bright Structures Limited
BANAIR is a growing UK based engineering group with manufacturing in the UK and Poland, and sales markets mainly in…
Farmers, mind your head
In 1964 Bob Dylan sang ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ and today this song holds particularly true for rural life…
Home is where the holiday is
The Government’s indicative roadmap out of lockdown has prompted a boom in both UK and foreign holiday bookings, with the…
The Grange Hampshire – Redefining Arcadia
Looking after our history
There is something about an English historic house that captures our imagination. We are steeped in…
Agricultural tenancy reform update
In an earlier edition of Rural News, we considered the proposals put forward in the Defra Consultation Paper on Agricultural…
Holiday time for stamp duty
In his Summer Statement the Chancellor announced a temporary reduction in residential stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rates in England…
Olu Falua
About Olu
I am a Senior Associate Solicitor in the land development team, based in the Southampton office.
I qualified…
Commercial property and development
At Moore Barlow, property is at the core of what we do. Our expert lawyers work collaboratively across anetwork of…
Restructuring a family business for the third generation
Moore Barlow has many clients who are family businesses. From entrepreneurial investment vehicles, to landed estates and rural businesses, to…
Moore Barlow advises Inland Homes on two major deals
Partners Mark Grant and Richard Hughes lead team on transactions in Hertfordshire and Staines worth £56.1m.
Moore Barlow has advised…
Graham Wilson
About Graham
I undertake all aspects of property law including the acquisition, letting and disposal of commercial and residential land…
Sam Ho
About Sam
I am a Senior associate in the commercial property department. I assist clients with all aspects of commercial…
Katherine Matheson
About Katherine
I have worked as commercial property lawyer for over 10 years gaining experience of landlord and tenant work…
Jo Farr
About Jo
My role at Moore Barlow is to head the commercial property team.
I have worked as a property…
Charlotte Brackley
About Charlotte
I buy and sell high value rural property: large country houses with land, farms and landed estates.
I…
Helen Archibald
About Helen
I have practised in property law, both commercial and residential, for more than 35 years, acting for a…
Louise Campbell
About Louise
I am a Partner within the Commercial Property team based in our Southampton office.
I have many years…
Richard Hughes
About Richard
I am a partner in the firm specialising in supporting clients with commercial property and development work, some…
Michelle Moore-Saxton
About Michelle
I qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in 2005 specialising in Residential Property…
Mike Wilson
About Mike
As a Partner, team leader for our Rural, Town & Country teams in Lymington, Mentor, Professional Deputy and…
Nicola Donnelly
About Nicola
I am an associate solicitor and plot sales manager in the residential property team helping people buy and…
Lee Edwards
About Lee
I am a highly experienced partner working in property. I specialise in supporting clients with all aspects of…
Rachael Wadsworth
About Rachael
I am an associate solicitor on the firm’s real estate team, working for clients on a variety of…
Sarah Jordan
About Sarah
I focus my practice on long-term property advisory support to landowners, landed estates, farming businesses and families, equestrian…
Caroline Cable
About Caroline
I am a paralegal in the Richmond property team. I have particular expertise supporting and guiding clients through…
Callum Leary
About Callum
I am a Senior associate based in Moore Barlow’s City of London office and have over 10 years’…
Nicole Millard Sharp
About Nicole
I am an associate in the firm’s commercial property team, advising banks and lenders.
I advise receivers appointed…
Julian Parkes
About Julian
I specialise in assisting clients with the purchase and management of commercial investment property portfolios and leisure properties.…
Janice Taylor
About Janice
I am a senior plot sales conveyancer working with the land development team. I support clients who are…
Martin Duck
About Martin
I practice in the land development team and work with some of the country’s leading national and regional…
Employees living on site
Many roles in the UK require employees to live close to their place of work.
Sometimes, employees are required to…
Can receivers issue possession proceedings against borrowers?
The High Court has recently confirmed that receivers appointed over individual borrowers can issue possession proceedings against those borrowers. Until…
Moore Blatch wins Property Law Firm award
South Coast Property Awards recognises Moore Blatch’s exceptional year…
Moore Blatch appoints Mark Grant as partner in its land development team
Mark Grant has joined Moore Blatch as a partner in its land development team. Mark joins from Gateley Plc where…
Moore Blatch advises award winning jewellers, Allum & Sidaway
Leading law firm Moore Blatch LLP has advised Allum & Sidaway, an award-winning chain of jewellers, on their recent refinance…
Moore Blatch advises on two of London’s most exciting restaurant openings for the Imbiba group
The retail and leisure experts within the real estate team at Moore Blatch’s City of London office is delighted to…
Government Proposals for Three Year Minimum Term Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements
As part of its plans to tackle the UK’s housing crisis the government has of late been concentrating on the…
Section 21 Notices seeking possession of rented residential property (Pre-1 October 2015)
There are different rules for termination of assured shorthold tenancies granted before 1 October 2015 to those granted after, when…
Real estate solicitors Dempster Binning join Moore Blatch
Southampton based real estate solicitors Dempster Binning will join Moore Blatch in a deal that offers expanded services to both…
Moore Blatch announces 17 firm wide promotions
Moore Blatch solicitors, which has offices in Southampton, Lymington, the City of London and Richmond, has announced 17 firm-wide promotions…
Moore Blatch advises on Ingersoll-Rand’s acquisition of ICS Group Holdings
Moore Blatch’s corporate and property teams have advised the shareholders of ICS Group Holdings Limited (ICS Cool Energy) on the…
Sam Willey joins Moore Blatch as Partner
Moore Blatch, a top 100 law firm, has boosted their Land Development team with the appointment of residential and commercial…
Moore Barlow celebrates record year in Legal 500 rankings
Moore Barlow, a top 100 law firm with offices in Southampton, Lymington, Richmond and the City of London, has been…
