Kayleigh argued my case very persuasively in both her written and oral submissions. It was very clear that she was completely on top of the papers and was very confident and reassuring. The case took a surprising turn and despite her year of call, Kayleigh was not flummoxed in any way. She remained professional, calm, and dealt with the issues extremely well throughout the case. In court, she was equally impressive and managed to get me an outcome that was everything I wanted. “

Client, Wills & Trusts

Instructions in this field are commonplace for Kayleigh. She also has experience of property matters which overlap with other areas of law, such as trusts / estates. Her practice includes advising, drafting and / or appearing in:

Landlord & Tenant

  • All forms of possession proceedings in England and Wales and related enforcement applications
  • Service charge disputes
  • Disrepair claims
  • Deposit claims
  • Forfeiture proceedings

Real property

  • Claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
  • Proprietary estoppel claims
  • Boundary disputes
  • Claims to adverse possession of land
  • Easement and covenant disputes
  • Applications for various orders in relation to land, such as charging orders, vesting orders and orders for sale

Recent cases include:

  • Appearing in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) with Charles Auld for the successful appellants in RM Residential Limited v Westacre Estates Limited & Anor[2024] UKUT 56 (LC); [2024] 3 WLUK 140 which was an appeal from the refusal of the First-Tier Tribunal to grant the appellant landlord a dispensation from the statutory requirement to consult its tenants prior to carrying out major works, pursuant to s.20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. She appeared at the trial of the matter as sole counsel in the First-Tier Tribunal and successfully obtained permission to appeal.
  • Appeared as sole counsel in a 3-day adverse possession trial in the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (Land Registration Division).
  • Acting for the successful claimants in a claim for possession and a declaration of title adverse possession in respect of a woodland. An article regarding the claim can be found here.
  • Obtaining a declaration as to a beneficiary’s interest in a property forming part of a residuary estate and an order for sale in respect of the same. Kayleigh settled the pleadings and appeared at the disposal hearing.
  • Currently instructed in possession proceedings brought by an administrator of an estate against two beneficiaries in occupation of estate property who allege ownership and / or a right of occupation of the property by reason of a constructive trust and / or proprietary estoppel.

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  • Qualifications & awards:

    • LLB Law, University of York, First Class Honours
    • LLM Law, Christs College, University of Cambridge
    • BPTC, BPP Bristol, VC
    • Queen Mother Scholarship, The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
    • Harmsworth Scholarship, The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
    • Highest scoring student across all BPP centres for cross examination, BPP
    • Excellence Scholarship, BPP
    • Advocacy Scholarship, BPP
    • Pro Bono Scholarship, BPP
    • Michael Sherrard Scholar, The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
    • Pegasus Scholar, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
    • Best in Year for Equity and Trusts, York Law School
    • Best in Year for Family Law, York Law School
    • Citizenship Award, York Law School

  • Professional memberships:

    • Property Bar Association
    • Chancery Bar Association

  • Additional information:

    Kayleigh is originally from South Wales. She enjoys anything historical but has special interests in military / naval history, maritime history generally and marine archaeology. Kayleigh is an advocate for social mobility, having come to the Bar from a non-traditional background herself. She is always keen to become involved in any activity, event or initiative designed to encourage those from non-traditional backgrounds to enter higher education and professions that have social barriers.