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Victoria Bottomley

Associate

Victoria deals with a wide variety of commercial and property litigation matters involving both residential and commercial properties ranging from arrears recovery to breach of covenant, injunctions, disrepair claims, tribunal appointed manager matters, insolvency and forfeiture.

Victoria’s principles areas of practice include the handling of disputes relating to residential developments and acting on behalf of Landlords, Management Companies and Right to Manage Companies in bringing about and defending applications made to the First-tier Tribunal to challenge the reasonableness and payability of service charges and county court claims.

Victoria frequently provides commentary through articles and blog posts which deliver practical advice on a range of property matters to clients and the wider public. Examples include:

A Knotty Problem: whether diminution in value caused by Japanese knotweed was recoverable as a claim in nuisance
Determination of service charge: whether lift repairs could be charged to assured tenants
Breach of Covenant: whether damages awarded to breach of covenant to repair are subject to 10% uplift
Time to Convert
Debt Respite Scheme: Whether costs were to be paid on account where a debt respite moratorium was in place

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Law Society of England & Wales

During our long relationship, JB Leitch has become part of our core team. Their Landlord and Tenant advice is authoritative and clear, and they understand our sector inside out. Their credit control service is highly effective, but also sensitive to the wider relationship we have with our leaseholders
Tim Wilson - Managing Director - E&J Estates
We have worked with JB Leitch for many years now. Their knowledge surrounding the legalities and technicalities of Service Charge collection is excellent and their approach is always helpful and professional.

During this particularly challenging time they continue to provide invaluable support by remaining easily contactable, sending regular reports and offering solutions to any problems that may arise.

Therina Crowley AMInstLM - Service Charge Arrears and Apprentice Supervisor - Encore
We have a strong and well-established working relationship with JB Leitch, having worked with them over a long period of time.

They have a good grasp on the nuances of residential property management so are well-placed to provide specialist advice and assistance on a wide range of issues affecting our industry.

They continue to provide invaluable support to our business, operating in many ways as a seamless extension to our in-house legal team.
Lucie-Anne Rhodes - Head of Legal - Operations - FirstPort
Over the last five years we have built a solid relationship with JB Leitch, they have provided us with a remarkable ground rent collection service for our freehold property portfolio on criteria and non-criteria debts. They provide a fast, effective recovery of our stand alone Ground Rent and also through their bolt-on Service Charge recovery by liaising with multiple managing agents on our behalf.
Bernadette Jones - General Manager - HomeGround Management Ltd
I would highly recommend JB Leitch although part of me would like to keep them a secret to ensure we have the advantage over competitors. They have increased my knowledge of the legal processes as well as the preparation required to avoid any issues from the beginning.
Dave Poppleton - Director - Inspired Property Management
After using JB Leitch for a number of years, we have personally found them to be very professional and reliable. Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward use JB Leitch on a large number of blocks and have recovered an outstanding amount of service charge arrears, in a particular case recovering over £12,000 from one owner.
Carl Warland - Block & Portfolio Management Director - Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward
JB Leitch are simply excellent. It is good to know that we are dealing with a market leading firm who provide superb quality up-to-date advice. When we give JB Leitch an instruction, whether a routine enfranchisement or a complex leasehold query they always deliver. They are highly responsive, professional and have a great team. A pleasure to do business with!
Jenny Jackson-Shilling - Director - The Freehold Group

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