James Gostling
Associate - CILEx
Residential Property
+44 (0) 20 7079 8395
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Areas of Practice
Track record
Acting for various landed estates within Prime Central London, advising on their acquisition and enfranchisement programmes.
Assisting both domestic and international Ultra High Net Worth Individuals with the acquisition, disposal and financing of properties in Prime Central London and beyond.
Managing and advising on a statutory Lease Extension project for a large Housing Association involving approximately 150 separate claims.
Memberships
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
Education & Qualification
Qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in January 2020
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Read more 5 min read 15 Oct 2025 Home buying and selling consultation: Reform or just a HIP replacement?Is the Government’s latest plan to reform home buying a real fix or just a digital twist on the old HIPs? Residential Property Partners, Saskia Arthur and Edward Allan, and Senior Associate, Kate Symons, explore how the proposed “Home Buying and Selling Reform” could reshape (or repeat) history.
Read more 4 min read 31 Jul 2025 Chancel repair liability ancient, unusual, obscure and onerous…Some landowners may still be liable for repairing the chancel of a parish church, a historic legal obligation dating back to the feudal system. In this article, Partner, Saskia Arthur and Senior Associate, Kate Symons look at the Law Commission’s consultation on reforms to the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA), which seeks to clarify how chancel repair liability should be recorded and enforced, not to abolish it, but to ensure the relevant provisions of the LRA operate as originally intended.
Read more 9 min read 10 Jul 2025 The Renters’ Rights Bill: Key implications for residential landlords and tenantsThe Renters’ Rights Bill 2024, which is likely to gain Royal Assent by September 2025 for implementation by early 2026, will have a significant impact on the current assured shorthold tenancy regime for both landlords and tenants. There will be a transitional period to allow landlords and tenants to familiarise themselves with the new legal framework, however once in effect, the changes will apply retrospectively, governing both existing assured shorthold tenancies and new tenancies.
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