
Adrian Biles Chief Executive
Ince bolsters London property team
Tim Foley has joined the firm as Head of Property. Tim is a property litigator with experience that extends to the Supreme Court, and with broad experience in the commercial real estate sector and beyond. He acts for retailers, investors, developers and high-net-worth individuals with property interests. Before joining Ince, Tim was a partner at Fladgate for four years and was at Clyde & Co for the twenty years prior to that.
David Sutherland has also joined Ince as a Partner in the London residential conveyancing practice. He has over 20 years’ experience in the market and advises on buying and selling leasehold and freehold properties including developments such as Harrods Village, re-financing, transfers of equity and non-contentious lease extensions and variations. David has built a reputation as an approachable, efficient and pragmatic lawyer.
Sanna Mir joins as a Managing Associate in the residential conveyancing team. She specialises in property law and focuses on high end property in central London, such as Chelsea Wharf and the surrounding areas. Her work includes all aspects of residential property transactions, including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, lease extensions, re-mortgages and transfers of equity.
05-08-2022 / Real Estate
Martlet Homes v. Mullaley and Co Ltd [2022] EWHC 1813 The Court has awarded a property owner damages for the defective design and installation of cladding. This is the first time the High Court has dealt with a dispute concerning cladding on a high rise building since the Grenfell Tower disaster.
02-08-2022 / Private Wealth, Real Estate
In a recent High Court case, Procter v Procter and others [2022] EWHC 1202, the dispute related to a periodic tenancy a landlord had with three sibling tenants, where one sibling retired from the partnership.
02-02-2022 / Real Estate
Lord Aberdare’s Construction (Retentions Abolition) Bill 2021-22 (‘the Bill’) is the latest of a long string of attempts to drive legislative changes surrounding cash retention in the construction industry.
13-01-2022 / Real Estate
On 17 December 2021, The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) published its New Homes Quality Code. The Code aims to improve the quality of new-build homes and strengthen protection for buyers, spanning from initial sales steps to two years following a purchase.
21-12-2021 / Real Estate
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