Areas of Practice
Track Record
Carried out several projects involving terminating a group of leases in order for the freeholder to gain vacant possession for redevelopment. This has included acting for a client landlord in County Court proceedings (opposed redevelopment on the basis of ground f) and has involved working closely with the client from the beginning and providing strategic property management advice
Acted for a landlord client in forfeiture proceedings in respect of several properties which resulted in the arrears being paid and a consent order being agreed between the parties
Acted for a claimant company in successfully opposing applications to set aside two default judgments in the Chancery Division of the High Court. The default judgments were obtained on the claimant’s behalf against the defendant in respect of a loan of £5 million from our client that had not been repaid. Nikki was involved in obtaining an order for sale of the defendant’s luxury penthouse apartment, subsequently obtaining vacant possession and defeating an application for an injunction to prevent exchange taking place
Education & Qualification
University of Exeter
Qualified as a solicitor in 2008
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