Jeanette Harris

Jeanette Harris

Jeanette is a Paralegal in the Real Estate Disputes team.

She provides support to Partners and Associates, as well as the wider department’s general administration, legal research, court proceedings and the creation and maintenance of extranet sites. Jeanette also assists in the preparation aspect of project work to do with collective enfranchisement claims, to include collation and preliminary investigation of title documents.

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Lauren Spark

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Lauren is an Associate in the Real Estate Disputes team.

Lauren has a breadth of experience across commercial and residential property disputes.

She advises on a wide range of contentious property issues, including rights of light, leasehold enfranchisement, service charge disputes, dilapidations, rent arrears recovery, break rights, business lease renewals and forfeiture.

Lauren has acted for some of the largest London estates in respect of their residential property portfolios; food and beverage companies in relation to their portfolios of pubs and restaurants; pension funds and investment companies; retail stores and shopping centres; government entities; and charities.

She sat on the Future Leaders Committee of the Council For Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat from April 2022 to October 2023.

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Freddie Hunter

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Freddie is a Senior Associate in the Residential Property team.

Freddie acts for clients on a vast range of property matters including residential acquisitions and disposals, property refinancing and matters involving leases and licences. Freddie also has experience acting for both lenders and borrowers in property securitisation including Islamic Finance.

He adopts a proactive and tailored approach with clients to ensure matters are progressed diligently and efficiently. He prides himself on offering practical solutions to any issues that might present themselves.

A client has commented that Freddie’s “handling of the transaction at the coal-face was extremely efficient, whilst he is always a pleasure to deal with”, whilst another recognised that “without his persistence, the matters would never have completed”.

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Damian Greenish

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Damian Greenish has been in practice as a solicitor for some 45 years. Until his retirement as a partner in 2016, he was senior partner and then chairman of Pemberton Greenish LLP. He has been a consultant to Forsters LLP since 2021.

Damian has wide-ranging connections within the industry, having represented multiple London property owners, developers and investors over the years. His practice has centred on real estate and he is a leading authority on residential leasehold reform, having been involved in many of the landmark enfranchisement cases in the Supreme Court, House of Lords, Court of Appeal, High Court and the valuation tribunals. He is well known amongst London’s landed estates and was the principal legal adviser to the board of the Cadogan Group for over 20 years and is chairman of the Sloane Stanley Estate.

He is well known as a speaker at and as a regular chairman of the leading conferences and seminars as well as being a contributor to legal journals in this specialised sector of the law.

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Enfranchisement

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Enfranchisement, though intricate and multi-faceted, need not be a labyrinth for leaseholders. With expert guidance it can open doors and opportunities. At Forsters, our seasoned team of award-winning lawyers specialise in all aspects of enfranchisement, from lease extensions to complex collective enfranchisements.

Our approach is comprehensive. We guide clients through every step of the process, ensuring clarity and confidence – whether you’re a landlord or tenant, we have a team who can support you. Our involvement in pivotal cases, including Sportelli and Aggio, highlights our expertise. We have the ability to act on large cases, whilst also addressing discrete matters that demand specialised advice.

Our client roster includes prestigious Central London estates such as The Phillimore Estate, The Crown Estate, The Corporation of Trinity House, The Stanhope Estate, and The Mexborough Estate. We are equally committed to leaseholders of flats and houses, whether they be individuals, groups, companies, or investors.

Beyond legalities, we advise on how enfranchisement impacts investment and development opportunities, which is especially crucial for mixed-use properties. We strive to ensure our insights empower you to make informed decisions.

Forsters are dedicated to remaining at the forefront of change in this sector, which has seen the passing of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

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Lucy Zaremba

Lucy Zaremba

Lucy is Counsel in the Real Estate Disputes team, she advises on a broad range of property disputes with a particular specialism in residential disputes and leasehold enfranchisement.

Lucy’s work includes a broad range of residential landlord and tenant litigation, including service charge disputes, recovery of arrears, section 20 consultation, breach of covenant issues, disrepair, termination of long leases and possession claims. She has particular expertise in residential property management and all aspects of contentious leasehold enfranchisement, right to manage claims and the rights of first refusal under the 1987 Act and has acted in a number of reported cases in this area.

She also acts on property contract disputes, including enforcement of sale contracts; creation and enforcement of easements and other property rights; boundary and other neighbour disputes; Party Wall etc. Act issues; nuisance actions; bringing and defending claims for injunctions to enforce or protect property rights and professional negligence actions concerning property.

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Samantha Tomczyk

Samantha Tomczyk

Samantha is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Residential Property team where she advises on all areas of non-contentious residential property work. Samantha acts for a wide range of clients, including private individuals, overseas investors and companies in connection with both freehold and leasehold acquisitions/sales, as well as acting for lenders in financing transactions.

She is experienced in acting for investors and developers on newly developed properties and advising developers on the legal structuring and set up of their schemes.

In addition, Samantha is also an enfranchisement specialist, acting for landed estate owners, landlords and tenants in relation to lease extension and collective enfranchisement claims as well as other non-contentious estate management work.

As Knowledge Champion for the Residential Property team, Samantha organises and delivers training ensuring the team is kept abreast of any updates and changes.

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Caroline Wild

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Caroline is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Real Estate Disputes team where she advises clients on all aspects of leasehold enfranchisement. With almost 20 years of experience, Caroline has a proven track record for technical excellence.

She has extensive experience in dealing with lease extensions and freehold purchases, both on a voluntary basis, and under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 and the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. Caroline also advises on Right to Manage claims and the right of first refusal provisions under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 and she is taking an active interest in the state of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

With a diverse client base she acts for both landlords and tenants, including private individuals, landed estates, developers, property and management companies, housing associations, charities, and UK and international investors. This has proved invaluable in her daily practice as she understands the process and priorities from many different perspectives.

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James Carpenter

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James is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Real Estate Disputes team. He advises on both residential and commercial property disputes, with a particular specialism in enfranchisement and the tenant’s rights of first refusal.

His Residential Property practice encompasses the full spectrum of landlord and tenant matters, including service charge disputes, section 20 consolations, professional negligence, recovery of arrears, breach of covenant issues, disrepair and termination.

From an early stage in his career, he has developed a specialism in leasehold enfranchisement and the tenant’s right of first refusal. He has particular experience dealing with complex collective enfranchisement and house claims and have acted in several reported cases including in the Upper Tribunal, High Court and Court of Appeal.

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Natasha Rees

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Described as ‘standout’ and ‘very high profile’, Chambers, Property Litigation 2024, Natasha was elected to be Forsters’ Senior Partner in September 2022.

As a former Head of the Real Estate Disputes team, she has in-depth experience in all areas of property litigation with particular expertise in high value residential disputes and contentious leasehold enfranchisement.

Natasha advises and acts for landed estates, charities, and commercial landlords. She is also well known for work with leaseholders protecting their interests through the Courts and Tribunals. Most notably she acted for the leaseholders in their successful nuisance action against the Tate Gallery in the Supreme Court appeal known as Fearn and others (Appellants) v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery (Respondent). As an enfranchisement specialist she also acts for leaseholders in leading enfranchisement cases including the leading cases Aggio and Sportelli and for the Ministry of Defence in relation to proceedings relating to their UK property portfolio known as Annington Property Ltd v Secretary of State for Defence 2023.

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Lucy Barber

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Ranked in all leading legal directories, Lucy is also recognised as a ‘Top Flight Property Lawyer’ in Spears Property Advisers Index. Under her leadership, the Residential Property team was named ‘Residential Property Team of the Year’ at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2022 and a finalist in 2024.

As Partner and Head of the Residential Property team, Lucy specialises in all aspects of acquisitions and disposals of freehold and leasehold property. She is a member of the Enfranchisement team acting for both landlords and tenants in connection with enfranchisement claims. Her work includes advising the Phillimore Estate and the Crown Estate on their enfranchisement claims and management issues arising from their property portfolios.

Lucy acts for a variety of private individuals, developers, investors and lenders and is passionate about building personal and long lasting relationships. As a ‘highly respected senior practitioner’ who is ‘technically strong and has a positive, can-do and commercial approach’, Lucy provides practical advice to ensure the best outcome is reached for clients.

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