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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Healthy Homes and Buildings
Last night I attended the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthy Homes and Buildings roundtable debate discussing why building...
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Is now the time for commonhold?
On Monday morning, at the end of our Annual Service Charge Update webinar, I briefly spoke about potential future changes in the context...
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Solving the housing crisis: every little helps
We have a housing crisis. There is no doubt about it. There are not enough homes, and most definitely not enough affordable ones. The...
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Increase in home loss payments
New regulations, the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2023, have been introduced that...
Renters (Reform) Bill: Rent reviews but not as we know them
The Renters (Reform) Bill (the Bill) sets out the proposed fundamental changes to the assured/assured shorthold tenancy...
