Paul Ashwell

Property, Landlord & Tenant

He is recommended as a Band 1 junior by both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Recent editorial includes:

• “Paul Ashwell is a highly competent and reliable counsel who provides sound advice as well as being practical and commercially aware.”
• “Paul Ashwell gives clear and considered advice and is always available to answer questions.”
• “Paul provides clear, precise and helpful advice.”
• “Paul provides a fine service with a wealth of experience and expertise.”
• “Paul Ashwell is able to grasp complex matters and provide helpful and comprehensive advice.”

Selected Cases

• Acting for a City Council in dispute over use of a 700+ space car park.
• Advising a Unitary Authority on contracts for letting beach huts.
• Acting for a council on disposal of allotments to provide access to new housing development.
• Advising a public authority on remedies for construction of unusable school playing field.
• Advising a council on rent review of infrastructure site.
• Oakley v Harper McKay Developments [2018] EWHC 3405 [Ch]: Succeeded in establishing the sellers’ right to serve a completion notice on the buyer of an office block ripe for conversion into residential flats and duplexes.
• Defending owner of Grade 1 listed building against Listed Building enforcement action.
• Advising on relief from forfeiture by re-entry of pub premises where assignment imminent.
• High Court dispute about whether covenants allow roof-top development of penthouses on blocks of flats.
• Representing a developer in a 5-day trial about obstruction of a right of way by development of properties on either side of it.
• Representing owner of large commercial building ripe for residential conversion in High Court dispute about whether notice to complete validly given.
• Effect of covenant against development passing to the Crown as bona vacantia on dissolution of corporate covenantee.
• Advising whether a restrictive covenant would be discharged and whether an injunction or damages would be granted for breach by building landmark houses on private coastal estate.
• Representing a neighbourhood group at application for alcohol licence in a prestigious residential area.