Tracey is a legal director with over 25 years’ experience, advising primarily on property-related disputes including boundary, easements and right of way issues. Tracey also advises on landlord and tenant disputes; leasehold enfranchisement matters and applications to the First Tier Tribunal.
Any dispute is stressful, time consuming and potentially very expensive; Tracey’s aim, therefore, is to resolve the dispute at the earliest opportunity adopting a commercial and common-sense approach. Tracey is an advocate of using alternative dispute resolution where appropriate but recognises that sometimes court proceedings and swift action are necessary to protect her clients’ interests.
Tracey acts for a variety of clients from national home builders and SMEs to private individuals, farmers and landowners.
Agriculture
Tracey deals with a variety of agricultural disputes ranging from disputes over land and tenancy issues to contractual and inheritance disputes. Tracey understands the commercial realities facing the farming community and provides sensible and practical advice.
Tracey was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2019 and sits on the Western Circuit.
Property Disputes
Private Rights of Way
Adverse possession claims and disputes
Agriculture and food industry disputes
Landlord and Tenant disputes
Leasehold enfranchisement
Co-ownership and trust of land disputes
Professional negligence
Will, inheritance and trust disputes
Contract disputes
Tracey’s relevant experience includes:
Acting for a group of freehold homeowners in successfully defending a claim for payment of service charges sought under the terms of their conveyances – Two Rivers Housing v Harrison and others [2011]
Acting for several national home builders in resolving their land and building disputes
Acting for farm partnerships in relation to their residential tenancies
Advising a farm business in relation to right of way and boundary issues concerning their land
Acting for a national housing association in their landlord and tenant disputes
Settling a claim in the First Tier Tribunal seeking to challenge a previously successful adverse possession application
Succeeding at trial in a claim for a declaration as to the use and extent of rights of way over her client’s £1m property
Successfully mediating many boundary and right of way disputes
Settling a claim for negligence against solicitors and surveyors arising out of the drafting of an option agreement over development land
Succeeding at trial in enforcing an agreement reached at mediation relating to boundaries, rights of way and transfers of land.
Making several successful applications for adverse possession
