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Sara is an associate in the real estate litigation team in Oxford. 

Her practice covers all aspects of contentious commercial and residential property, including claims under the Landlord and Tenant 1954 Act, possession and forfeiture proceedings, disrepair and dilapidations claims, collective and leasehold enfranchisement cases, service charge disputes, restrictive covenant advice, and advice on property rights in relation to land. Her clients include companies, institutional landlords, developers, private individuals, leaseholders, and social housing providers.

Sara qualified into real estate litigation with a Thames Valley firm in 2022; during her training she spent a year on secondment in the legal team of a private university. Before qualifying as a solicitor, Sara worked as an architect in London and New Zealand. She joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2024.

Recent work highlights

  • Reaching a settlement for recovery of substantial rent arrears on a number of properties for a commercial client.
  • Advising a commercial client on optimum vacant possession strategy for a mixed-use premises.
  • Assisting leaseholders on a large estate with successful claims under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.
  • Successfully obtaining an interim possession order to remove a trespasser from a property that was the subject of a complex family dispute.
  • Advising a church charity on the disposal of their freehold assets.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311575 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 419867.

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