Amy Bennett

Associate

Biography

Amy is an associate in the property disputes team and acts for both residential landlord and tenant clients, including local authorities, registered providers of housing, private individuals and companies. 

Amy is regularly instructed by local authorities and housing providers in relation to a range of tenancy issues with a particular focus on possessions, anti-social behaviour injunctions, access injunctions, and housing disrepair. 

Amy is experienced in advising on statutory lease extension claims and is regularly instructed by landlords and by leaseholders under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. She has assisted in acting against the large London estates for various high-value, prime central London properties.

Amy is also experienced in advising in relation to the right of first refusal and other long leasehold issues including collective enfranchisement claims. 

Amy often provides training to registered housing providers in relation to managing tenancy issues.  

Amy is a member of ALEP (the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners).

Relevant experience

  • London Borough Council – Acting for the competent landlord in relation to statutory lease extension claims from over 30 flats spanning two tower blocks bought simultaneously as a “bulk” claim involving a complex title structure with four intermediate landlords. 
  • Housing Association – Acting for the landlord in relation to successfully obtaining various injunctions including numerous urgent without-notice anti-social behaviour injunctions, access injunctions, and injunctions based on health and safety concerns. 
  • Private individual - Assisting with a lease extension claim where the landlord was missing.
  • Private individual – Advising the landlord on service of section 5 notices to offer the right of first refusal to various leaseholders in the building, including service in Switzerland.   
  • London Borough Council – Acting for the Council in numerous claims in relation to housing disrepair and statutory nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Awards and Accreditations

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