Charlotte is a Paralegal in the Enfranchisement team, supporting clients with a range of leasehold and enfranchisement matters. Since joining the firm in 2025, she has been developing her knowledge in this specialist area and assists the team in delivering an efficient and well‑organised service.
Charlotte graduated from the University of Sussex in 2025 with an LLB in Law. During her studies, she volunteered at Citizens Advice, worked at a local estate agency, and held a weekend role in a family‑run restaurant. These experiences strengthened her communication skills and confirmed her passion for helping people navigate important and sometimes complex situations.
Alongside her work at the firm, Charlotte is currently working towards qualifying as a solicitor through the SQE route. She enjoys roles that involve direct client contact and values being able to support people through processes that may feel unfamiliar or overwhelming. She is committed to developing her skills and building her career within the legal profession, particularly within areas that allow her to combine organisation, problem‑solving and clear communication.
Outside of work, Charlotte enjoys staying active by going to the gym and travelling whenever she can. She finds that exploring new places and maintaining a healthy routine helps her stay balanced and motivated in her professional life.
Markus joined Mayo Wynne Baxter in April 2025 and is a Paralegal within the Enfranchisement Department which specalises in residential lease extensions, collective enfranchisement, and right to manage matters.
Markus graduated from the University of Essex with an LLB in Law with Business in September 2021, followed by an LLM in Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law from the University of Sussex in 2022. Markus is currently pursuing qualification as a solicitor through the SQE route.
Markus supports both leaseholders ans freeholders throughout the enfranchisement process, from initial instruction through to completion, ensuring that each stage is handled efficiently and in accordance with the relevant requirements. He is committed to providing clear, practical guidance to clients navigating what can often be a complex area of property law.
Simon creates and manages referral arrangements between estate agents, mortgage brokers, financial advisers, other property professionals and the Mayo Wynne Baxter residential and commercial property teams.
Simon and his team provide fee estimates and smooth on-boarding to clients moving home, re-mortgaging, arranging commercial finance and any other residential or commercial property related matters. Referrers are able to obtain updates on their referred clients progress, Simon is at the end of the phone to answer questions from agents, brokers and property professionals about services available from MWB and an outline on the costs and process. Simon has been with Mayo Wynne Baxter for nearly 9 years and provides the service to all offices covering Sussex, Kent and Surrey. Simon holds certificates from the college of public speaking in training trainers, he has a degree obtained from Sussex University in 2017 in Psychology and Cognitive Science and is a qualified Mental Health First Aider for the firm. For any residential or commercial property related enquiries give Simon a call or email.
Neisha is a solicitor with over 16 years of experience advising clients in all aspects of residential leases, including lease extension, freehold sales and purchases of blocks of flats and the right to manage. Neisha has dealt with a wide range of property matters, including commercial property.
Neisha guides clients through the process by focusing on explaining this complex area of the law in plain English and always considering how to achieve clients’ desired aims as cost effectively as possible.
Since joining the firm Neisha specialises in residential landlord and tenant matters and has particular expertise in dealing with:
– Lease extensions of leasehold flats, whether by agreement or by the formal notice procedure;
– Sales and Purchases of buildings containing flats either by agreement or where formal notices are served by the Landlord (known as the right of first refusal) or the flat owners collectively (known as collective enfranchisement);
– Sales and Purchases of the freehold of leasehold houses, whether by agreement or by the formal notice procedure (known as enfranchisement);
– Granting new leases of flats whether to replace out of date leases or for a new development;
– Right to Manage buildings containing flats, acting for landlord or flat owners;
– Deeds of Variation of residential leases;
– Advising on doubling ground rent clauses in residential leases;
– Advising Landlords, Tenants and Management Companies generally on issues with residential leases.
Neisha is part of our Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team, who can advise where matters turn contentious or where applications to the Tribunal or the County Court may be required – for example, where Landlord’s are missing, refuse to cooperate, there are service charge/ground rent disputes, or Landlord’s are in breach of their obligations under the lease etc. She also works closely with the firm’s professional negligence specialists in assisting clients with potential claims against former solicitors who have failed to advise or given incorrect advise in relation to a lease, ground rent or other enfranchisement issues.
Jo is a Legal 500 recommended partner at Mayo Wynne Baxter with over 10 years’ experience in leasehold enfranchisement. She advises clients across England on lease extensions, collective enfranchisement, contested right to manage claims, and missing landlord matters, combining technical expertise with practical, commercially focused advice.
Jo distils the complexities of leasehold enfranchisement issues into easily understandable concepts. She advises leaseholders, freeholders, resident management companies and managing agents on all aspects of leasehold enfranchisement, helping them achieve practical and commercially sensible outcomes in technically complex matters.
With over 10 years’ experience in enfranchisement, Jo specialises in statutory lease extensions, collective enfranchisement, freehold acquisitions, Section 5 notices, vesting and acquisition orders, right to manage claims, and particularly cases involving missing or untraceable landlords. She manages all aspects of applications to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and County Court, collaborating closely with the firm’s property litigation team to provide truly tailored and specialist advice on valuation disputes, defective leases, and complex enfranchisement matters.
Jo leads the enfranchisement team at Mayo Wynne Baxter, which she developed, overseeing both technical delivery and the strategic growth of the practice. Her career highlights include successfully assisting clients with missing landlord matters and resolving contested right to manage claims. She works closely with specialist valuers to ensure accurate premium assessments and robust case preparation, combining technical expertise with pragmatic solutions that deliver results.
Jo is recognised in The Legal 500 for her technical skill in leasehold enfranchisement. She played a key role in securing the firm’s membership of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP), reflecting her commitment to professional excellence and best practice.
She advises clients across England, drawing on extensive knowledge of UK leasehold legislation, tribunal procedure, and statutory processes. Jo holds a law degree from the University of Sussex and completed her solicitor training at Mayo Wynne Baxter.
Outside work, Jo enjoys running, gardening, and travelling. Prospective clients can contact her directly to discuss leasehold enfranchisement matters, including missing landlord cases and contested RTM claims, wherever they are based in England.
Amanda is an Associate in this firm and a fee earner with extensive experience in leasehold enfranchisement of around 16 years. She joined Mayo Wynne Baxter in September 2019.
Amanda specialises in:-
Lease extensions proceeding by informal agreement, and acting for landlord or tenant
Formal lease extensions and under the Leasehold Reform Housing & Urban Development Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”), and acting for landlord or tenant
Sales and Purchases of Freehold title by agreement, by either collective enfranchisement under the 1993 Act, or via the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, and acting for landlord or tenant
Lease variations
Licences relating to residential lease
Before specialising in enfranchisement, Amanda’s background was residential conveyancing and she is also able to assist with residential conveyancing as may need to be linked with any of the above matters.
Amanda is based in our Crawley office.
Amanda is extremely client focused, always striving to obtain the best result for the client and their personal circumstances, also in building genuine client relationships. There have also been numerous occasions where Amanda has acted for clients with complex circumstances requiring linkage of several different aspects and/or transactions. Her relationships with her clients is such that many have followed her when she joined this firm and/or have sought her out.
Some testamonials are:-
Amanda Lee was extremely helpful and efficient in acting for us in extending our four leases on the same development. Despite having three clients to negotiate with, we were all kept updated throughout the process and given clear directions on any legal matters. They all completed together, in a timely manner with no issues at all for us to contend with. Highly recommended.
Amanda Lee steered us through the process safely. Her helpful, sometimes humorous advice, showed a real concern for us as clients, kept our costs down and delivered an excellent result.
Amanda Lee and her team at MWB dealt with a complex property matter for me over the course of almost a year, and I was impressed throughout with their efficiency and professionalism. Would definitely recommend.
Although Amanda is based at this firm’s Crawley office, she is happy to serve a property within any area of the England.
Having led a dual working life as both a legal advisor and a professional ice skater, Amanda is not paper qualified, but has a wealth of experience.
Amanda may be contacted either by telephone or email and she will be happy to have a free initial 20 minute consultation with you and to provide you with a free fee estimate for the work that you require.