Jill Carey
Jill Carey is a Partner in the Real Estate Disputes group.
She has experience across a wide range of contentious property matters, such as landlord and tenant disputes - including the recovery of arrears, forfeiture and service charge disputes - contentious business lease renewals and rent review; adverse possession and queries over the purchase and sale of development land.
Examples of work that Jill has been involved in recently include:
- acting for large commercial landlords in the management of their portfolios of properties, including dealing with a variety of breaches of tenant covenants and lease renewals;
- putting together vacant possession strategies for landlords and developers;
- advising on strategic options under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954;
- advising a large commercial landlord on the insolvency of several tenants;
- acting in a variety of possession proceedings against squatters;
- advising both landlords and tenants on dilapidations claims;
- advising landlords where tenants are in administration or otherwise involved in insolvency proceedings; and
- advising on break options.
Jill was recently described by Legal 500, the leading directory for the legal profession as 'extremely able and competent'.
Practice Area
Panels
- Consulting Editorial Board
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2005
Membership
- Law Society
- PLA
Education
- BA (Hons) - Kings College, London University
- GDL/LPC - College of Law, London
- MSt - Oxford University
3 Contributions by Jill Carey
PRACTICE NOTES
Discrimination prohibitions in the private rented sector under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (England and Wales): children, benefits claimants, exceptions, unenforceable terms, income tests, enforcement, commencement dates
This Practice Note summarises the principal provisions on discrimination affecting the private rented sector in England and Wales, contained in sections 33–49 of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA 2025). For an overview of the Act’s core measures, see Practice Note: Renters’ Rights Act 2025—key provisions.
Discrimination in the rental market in England
These provisions took effect on 1 May 2026.
Prohibited grounds of discrimination
RRA 2025, ss 33–42 impose statutory bans on discriminatory conduct in England’s rental market. They apply to assured tenancies as defined by the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988), but exclude social housing tenancies (as in Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008) and supported accommodation (HA 1988, Sch 2, para 12). Landlords, and anyone acting for them—whether a professional letting agent or an informal helper such as a friend or relative—must not treat prospective renters unfavourably because of:
children—ie that a person under 18 may live at or visit the premises
the applicant being a benefits claimant
This prohibition extends to:
direct discrimination (for example, refusing ...)
Property Disputes
PRACTICE NOTES
Redevelopment: Vacant Possession Strategy, Termination Routes and Timetables across Commercial, Residential, Utility and Telecoms Interests (England and Wales)
This Practice Note outlines the range of scenarios a developer may face when seeking vacant possession of a prospective development plot. It reviews the possible occupiers and rights that may exist, spanning business tenancies protected by Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954), through to long-standing occupants, licensees and telecommunications operators, and the routes to end those rights and secure possession. As timing is crucial to redevelopment, the Practice Note also sets out when to serve notices and take steps to regain possession, and highlights the need for the developer to address all interests on the site.
Introduction
An apparently straightforward redevelopment site may carry multiple interests with varying levels of legal protection. Landlords intending to redevelop should assess what those interests are, together with the available methods and timings for bringing them to an end, well before any works are due to begin.
Due diligence
The initial task is to identify every third-party interest affecting the redevelopment site. Key points to ask include:
are the premises commercial, residential or mixed use?
is there a written...
Property Disputes
PRACTICE NOTES
Renters’ Rights Act 2025: rent advertising and anti-bidding, section 13 HA 1988 rent increases and FTT challenges, and limits on rent in advance for assured tenancies in England
This Practice Note outlines the principal rules on rent and rent transparency in the private rental sector in England under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA 2025). It covers the obligation to state the proposed rent in adverts or written offers, the ban on urging tenants to bid or pay more than the proposed rent, the ways in which rent can be varied, and limits on taking rent up front. For an overview of the core elements of RRA 2025, see Practice Note: Renters' Rights Act 2025—key provisions.
Stating proposed rent and avoiding rental bidding
In force from 1 May 2026, ss 56–57 of RRA 2025 aim to make the exact rent for a property clear and to curb informal bidding contests between would‑be tenants that drive prices up. A landlord, agent, or anyone acting for the landlord must not:
publicise a proposed letting in writing or make a written offer unless:
the rent proposed is stated as a fixed sum, and
the advert or offer specifies that figure
solicit or encourage any person to offer to pay an amount in...
Property Disputes
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