Andrew Vinson
Andrew has a busy and wide-ranging property practice in which he is regularly instructed by major development companies and large-scale landlords (including local authorities and registered social landlords) as well as private individuals and others. His workload includes advocacy, advice and drafting in relation to the following:
* commercial, residential and agricultural leases including construction of leases,
lease renewal, rent review, forfeiture, possession proceedings, dilapidations,
enforcement of other covenants and pursuit of former tenants and guarantors;
* covenants, easements, boundaries, conveyancing disputes, options and
development agreements;
* professional negligence claims arising from property transactions and
management including those against solicitors and surveyors;
* property transactions and devolution in an insolvency context;
* injunctive relief in relation to the use, misuse and disposition of property.
Andrew has experience of appearing before the Adjudicator to H.M. Land Registry, the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) as well as in the High and County Courts and Court of Appeal.
Reported and Notable Property Cases
- Helena Housing v Pinder and Others [2006] HLR 2 – creation of tenancies
- Mortgages 1Ltd v Wong LTL 1/10/08 – mortgages, undue influence, non est factum
- Doran v Liverpool City Council and Secretary of State for Communities and Local
Government (2009) NPC 35 – determination of licences, possession proceedings
and Human Rights
- advising a major UK developer with regard to the enforceability of an option
agreement and securing compliance with the same
- successfully seeking an order that a landlord had unreasonably withheld consent
to an assignment of a business lease thereby allowing a sale of the business
to proceed within a narrow window of opportunity
- representing tenants in determining the extent to which a management company
could exercise its powers, and the validity of attempts to alter rights granted
by their lease
- obtaining injunctive relief to prevent the imminent sale of property with a substantial
value
- successfully defending a concerted challenge to the rent review provisions of a
registered social landlord’s standard tenancy agreement
- successfully obtaining registration of 16 acres of land before the Adjudicator to H.M.
Land Registry on the basis of adverse possession
- successfully acting on appeal before the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) on the
construction of service charge provisions within a number of standard form leases
References and Recommendations:
“Keenly analytical and able, with a quick paper turnaround” (Chambers UK 2007)
“Intellectually focused and very promising" (Chambers UK 2008)
“Forceful, direct and has the potential to go far”… “well-prepared and realistic advocate” (Chambers UK 2009)
“Developing a strong profile for Chancery work” (Chambers UK 2010)
Memberships:
Chancery Bar Association
Northern Chancery Bar Association
Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
Education:
BA (Hons) (Oxon.): The Queen’s College, Oxford 1995-1998
CPE: The College of Law 1998-1999
BVC: Inns of Court School of Law 1999-2000
Pupillage: Exchange Chambers 2000-2001
