Areas of Practice
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500, Leading Partner, 2025 & 2026
Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2018 – 2025
Chambers HNW Awards, Residential Property Team of the Year, 2025
Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2024
Chambers HNW Awards, Residential Property Team of the Year – Shortlisted, 2020
Education & Qualification
University of Leicester
Qualified as a solicitor in 1996
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Partner, Simon Kerrigan and Senior Associate, Kate Symons outline the options within the ‘Modern leasehold: restricting ground rents for existing leases’ consultation and the potential impact for both freeholders and tenants.
Read more 3 min read 14 Apr 2026 Selling a £2m+ home: what to know about the new mansion tax surchargePartner and Head of Residential Property, Saskia Arthur writes in The Times Home Help on what homeowners selling property worth £2 million or more need to know about the upcoming mansion tax surcharge, and why valuations and timing still matter well ahead of 2028.
Read more 8 min read 25 Feb 2026 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform BillWhat will the Government’s draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill mean for residential property ownership? Partner, Simon Kerrigan and Senior Associate, Kate Symons unpack the proposals and assess how these reforms could reshape costs, rights and responsibilities for homeowners, while also influencing developers, landlords and existing leaseholders.
Read more 4 min read 18 Feb 2026 What the local search outage means for buyers and lenders after the cyberattackIn PrimeResi, Residential Property Partner, Saskia Arthur outlines how creative workarounds, alternative information sources and increasing reliance on indemnity insurance are keeping transactions moving despite significant delays to local‑authority searches. Her insights highlight the practical solutions helping buyers, sellers and lenders navigate ongoing disruption in the planning system.
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