Claire-Elaine Arthurs

Expertise

Claire-Elaine is a property litigation specialist who supports clients in resolving and managing a wide range of property related issues. As well as acting for individual parties, she is also a CEDR Accredited Mediator and sits as a Fee Paid Judge in the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.

Claire-Elaine’s practice covers a wide range of property work including landlord & tenant, estate and portfolio management, facilitation of developments, telecommunications, boundaries, rights of way and restrictive covenants. She has experience in managing bulk litigation on behalf of developers, local authorities, property owners and tenants. She also deals with cases involving professional negligence claims against property professionals. Her legal knowledge, combined with her dual qualifications as a Business Strategy Consultant and status as a Chartered Manager, enable her to approach even the most complex situations in a pragmatic and commercial manner.

As well as resolving issues when they arise, Claire-Elaine collaborates proactively with clients to help them manage risk on specific projects or across their organisation. She is a member of the Property Litigation Association and Agricultural Law Association. She also the current Chair of Rooftop Housing Association.

Claire-Elaine Advises

• Corporate/Commercial Clients
• Developers and Estate Managers
• Landlord and Tenants
• Surveyors and other Professionals
• Local Councils and other public bodies
• Private Individuals

Publications

Articles

• The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 now in force
• Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill – Recovery of Commercial Rent Arrears Update
• Increase to Court Fees from 30th September 2021
• Don’t Waive Your Right to a Fair Hearing – HMO Convictions
• ‘Simple’ Clause in Commercial Property Lease Triggers High Court Dispute
• Neighbours Planning a Garden Development? You Are Not Powerless!
• Good Quality Conveyancing is Vital to the Avoidance of Neighbour Disputes
• We Love Each Other and Who Owns What Doesn’t Matter – Until it Does!
• Notice on residential tenancies
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE (LEASEHOLD PROPERTY) ACT 2021 RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT
• Landlord & Tenant Update (What have the Government done now…)
• Debt Moratoriums – More frustrations for the recovery of rent arrears from individuals?
• Further six week extension to eviction ban notice
• Eviction Ban remains ‘under review’
• Further frustrations for Landlords seeking to evict or recover arrears
• Residential Possession Claims Update
• Covid 19: New Voluntary Code of Practice for The Commercial Property Sector
• Covid-19 – Landlord & Tenant Update
• Property Contracts – Remedies for breach
• Government to publish New Code of Practice for Commercial Letting
• Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector
• Coronavirus Act 2020: Commercial Lettings updated
• Coronavirus Act 2020: Residential Lettings updated
• On Coronavirus: Commercial Leasehold Properties
• Help for Residential Landlords & Tenants
• Are you being served? Service of Property Notices
• Electrical Safety Checks in Residential Letting
• Are Veriports a Better Use of Roof Space for Landowners in City Centres?
• Obtaining Injunctions Against Protestors
• Is the electronic signature on your email legally binding?
• Regulations Issued Relating to Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Sector Update
• Wellbeing in Residential Development
• Landlord Electrical Safety Checks
• Malicious Prosecution – The Development of this Tort in Civil Proceedings
• The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
• Is Brexit a cause for Frustration (of Leases)?
• Accepting Part 36 Offers
• Compulsory Protection of Client Money for English Property Agents
• Leasehold Reform Consultation
• Anticipatory Injunctions to Protect Against Trespassers on Development Land
• Have you got your HMO Licence? New Rules may mean you now need one…
• Let Only’ Agent Found Responsible for HMO Licensing
• New Access Rights for Telecommunications Operators
• New SDLT Filing Window due March 2019
• New Minimum Efficiency Satndards For Residential Property
• Competition In commercial leases
• Empty Properties May Become Even More Expensive For Landlords
• New Commercial Service Charges Code
• Empty Properties May Become Even More Expensive For Landlords
• New Commercial Service Charges Code
• Is Right To Manage Worth The Effort?
• Do You Know Who Your landlord Is?

Webinars

• Proactive Management of Commercial Leases Part 1: Begin as you mean to go on
• Proactive Management of Commercial Leases Part 2: Common issues during the term of lease
• Proactive Management of Commercial Leases Part 3: Variations to the lease
• Proactive Management of Commercial Leases Part 4: Ending the lease
• Residential Landlord Training: Part 1
• Residential Landlord Training: Part 2

Awards

• Birmingham Young Professional of the Year 2009 – Legal Category
• Warwickshire Law Society’s Young Lawyer of the Year 2012

Career History

Previous Law Firms

• Davies and Partners
• Wright Hassall LLP
• Gateley Plc

In-house Counsel

• British Telecommunications Plc
• The Pharmacists Defence Association

Education

• De Broc School of Business
• University of Warwick
• University of Law
• University of Birmingham