Press
Press coverage on the PLA's law reform campaigning and other PLA news
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Property Week: Daggers drawn over MoD homes
16th Feb 2023
A High Court case brought by Guy Hands’ Annington Homes over the government’s bid to reclaim an £8bn portfolio of military residential properties is being watched closely by property lawyers, who say the outcome could have further implications for the Leasehold Reform Act (LRA) 1967. Mark Reading, Vice Chair of the PLA, is quoted.Read article -
PLA press coverage on the Tate case
16th Feb 2023
The Supreme Court has recently ruled that the owners of the luxury flats opposite the Tate Gallery's viewing platform face an unacceptable level of intrusion. PLA Exec members have been commenting in the press.Read article -
Is it time to serve notice on the Landlord and Tenant Act?
19th Jan 2023
PLA calls on its 1,500 members to review whether new commercial legislation is needed. Property Week article by Tim Clark.Read article -
NLJ Career Profile: Dellah Gilbert, chair of the Property Litigation Association
06th Jan 2023
Dellah Gilbert, head of real estate disputes at Maples Teesdale and the new chair of the Property Litigation Association, discusses her career highlights, inspirations, and the work to be done to open up the profession.Read article -
The EG Interview: Dellah Gilbert takes the wheel at the PLA
02nd Dec 2022
New PLA Chair, Dellah Gilbert, talks to Jess Harold at EG.Read article -
CoStar article: Billions Still Owed As COVID-19 Rent Arbitration Scheme Nears End
08th Aug 2022
Exclusive figures show massive under-use of system that expires in September according to figures provided by the PLA.Read article -
CoStar article: Relief for Landlords as Court of Appeal Backs London Trocadero in Rent Arrears Test Case
27th Jul 2022
PLA Executive Committee member and Chair of the PLA Website & Marketing Committee, Mark Reading, comments on the judgment in Trocadero v Cineworld.Read article -
CoStar article: What Ever Happened to the Landlord Fight Against CVAs?
10th Jun 2022
The Court of Appeal battle over New Look's company voluntary arrangement may have been quietly settled out of court but the war between landlords and tenants over the use of CVAs is far from over. PLA Chair, Mathew Ditchburn, responds.Read article -
New Law Journal Career Profile: Judge Cooke, President of the Property Litigation Association
10th Jun 2022
Judge Elizabeth Cooke, the newly appointed President of the Property Litigation Association, discusses her journey to becoming a judge and her fantastical dream job as an archaeologist...Read article -
CoStar article: Property Law Reforms Are Building Up Problems for the Future
26th May 2022
The PLA’s chair, Mathew Ditchburn, has cast a sceptical eye over the government’s proposed rental auction scheme for vacant high street premises, a policy that appeared in the Queen’s Speech.Read article