Year of call 1999
Instructing Ellodie
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“She gives very good practical advice on the complexities of leasehold enfranchisement.” “She is very approachable and easy to work with.”
Chambers UK 2022
“Great technical ability but down to earth, and able to explain issues easily to lay clients. She also has great client inter-personal skills, is able to cut straight through to the issues and is commercial too.”
Legal 500 2022
“She is collaborative, easy to work with, understands clients’ demands and is able to meet deadlines and unexpected urgent applications. A really good senior junior.”
Chambers UK 2021
“Strong legal knowledge in subject areas, very good on feet as an advocate, blended with commercial common sense and good client relations.”
Legal 500 2021
“She is extremely bright, commercial and very approachable. She offers invaluable quality.”
Chambers UK 2020
“Highly experienced and shrewd when dealing with judges.”
Legal 500 2020 (Property Litigation)
“She’s extremely good on her feet, persuasive and good at taking the court along with her.” “Ellodie is a gifted lawyer who takes a practical, common-sense approach.”
Chambers UK 2018
“Rated highly.”
Legal 500 2017
“She is very knowledgeable on leasehold enfranchisement, and is approachable and pragmatic.” “Ellodie gives practical advice in a plain-speaking manner and has a well-deserved reputation for enfranchisement work.”
Chambers UK 2017
“She gives very good practical advice on the complexities of leasehold enfranchisement.”
Legal 500 2016
“Experienced in a wide range of property disputes.”
Legal 500 2015
“Hard-working, focused and likeable.”
Chambers UK 2015
“A very good advocate and a real fighter, who is very quick on the uptake.”
Legal 500 2014
“Her advocacy skills are excellent. She’s good to work with, knowledgeable and practical.” “She is someone you can trust, and she understands that going to court is the last option.”
Chambers UK 2014
“Ellodie Gibbons recently picked up more leasehold enfranchisement work.”
Legal 500 2010
“Ellodie Gibbons is assertive, but also easy to approach and she is very good on her feet.”
Legal 500 2007
“Extremely bright, commercial and very approachable” (Chambers UK 2020), “highly experienced and shrewd when dealing with judges.” (Legal 500 2020 (Property Litigation)), Ellodie is a specialist in property litigation. Her principal areas of practice are all aspects of commercial and residential leases (both short and long) with a particular emphasis on service and administration charge disputes, leasehold enfranchisement, right to manage and rights of first refusal. However, Ellodie also undertakes a certain amount of real property work.
Ellodie started life at the Bar as a commercial chancery pupil. Having moved to Tanfield to undertake a commercial second-six pupillage, Ellodie began taking on residential landlord and tenant work, principally for large social landlords and local authorities.
Ellodie retains an interest in commercial matters and her enthusiasm and aptitude for contract disputes means that Ellodie not only deals with contracts between landlords and tenants, but also general commercial contracts.
Ellodie is a contributor to the first, second and third editions of ‘Service Charges and Management’ (Sweet & Maxwell) and co-author of ‘Leasehold Enfranchisement Explained’ (RICS Publishing). In 2011 Ellodie was named Barrister of the Year, at the Enfranchisement & Right to Manage Awards and was Highly Commended in the same category in 2014.
In addition to private practice, Ellodie is currently assisting the Law Commission with its review of enfranchisement law.
All aspects of commercial and residential leases (both short and long), in the courts and the First-tier and Upper Tribunals, in particular the extension of leases and acquisition of freeholds under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 and Parts I and III of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, the variation of leases, rights of first refusal, the acquisition of the Right to Manage, service and administration charge disputes and related professional negligence.
Adverse possession, easements and restrictive covenants.
General contract claims.
Collective enfranchisement; Development; Flats; Hope value; Valuation.