Stephen Taylor is a solicitor with over 10 years’ experience advising clients in the urban commercial property team. He specialises in all areas of commercial property, acting for both individuals and companies in a variety of transactions.
He is a commercial property solicitor who trained with a large regional law firm (DMH Stallard), qualifying in September 2017 and working there until 2020.
Before joining MWB, he spent 3 years working at Buss Murton Law. Throughout his career he has dealt with a broad range of commercial property transactions including purchases and sales of commercial property, landlord and tenant work and property financing. He also has experience in dealing with more specialist development work, acting for both landowners and developers on option agreements, overage provisions and related development financing.
Having originally studied economic and social history at university between 2001 and 2004, he then worked in the clinical trial industry in data management and logistics roles before completing the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course full time between 2007 and 2009. He then worked in various commercial property paralegal roles before commencing his training contract in September 2015.
Outside of work, he follows both football and cricket, but as with most parents, the majority of his time is taken up running around after his two children (aged 8 and 10), including helping coach his son’s football team. He also enjoys travelling, although that now tends to be focused on holidays with the family rather than the long weekend city breaks of years gone by.
Please feel free to contact him to discuss your commercial property needs.
Ursula is a Senior Associate Private Client Executive at Mayo Wynne Baxter with 20 years experience in private client matters. She joined the firm in 2021 and is part of the general private client team dealing predominantly with Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, estate administration, estate planning and tax advice.
Ursula grew up and studied law in Zurich, Switzerland where she qualified with a lic iur degree. She moved to London in 1988 and has since worked in London and Sussex law firms, eventually specialising in all areas of private client law and gaining full STEP membership in 2006.
Ursula has built up a client base throughout Sussex with regular repeat business, positive feedback and personal recommendations, whilst her colleagues value her technical knowledge and insight.
In 2023 Ursula joined the STEP Sussex Committee, having previously acted as a Trustee of the British Society for Research on Ageing and as a Trustee of Age UK Brighton & Hove.
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.
Lisa is a residential conveyancer with 15 years of experience. She specialises in residential sales and purchases together with auction sales and purchases and auction pack preparation.
Lisa prides herself on providing her clients with a prompt and professional service and takes client satisfaction very highly. She works outside normal working hours to enable additional client service and is always available to see and speak to clients at a convenient time for them.
She prioritises her caseload efficiently, which enables her to meet the high expectations of clients and the deadlines involved with conveyancing transactions.
She takes great pride in providing exceptional service to her clients, which results in extensive repeat business, referrals, and excellent feedback.
Lisa is an Appointed Person for first aid, has an enhanced DBS certificate and holds a current Child Safeguarding Certificate.
Lisa is a Heathfield Show Equine Committee member.
Please feel free to contact her by email or phone for an informal chat to discuss your requirements.
Hannah is a Paralegal in the Private Client Department at Mayo Wynne Baxter. She joined the firm in 2023, and is currently studying towards her CILEx Professional Qualification.
Hannah gained experience in Private Client law at two law firms in the South East, having started her career in the legal sector as a receptionist in 2015 before training as a legal assistant in 2016.
Hannah supports two Legal Advisors on a wide range of Private Client matters, with a particular interest in Estate Administration and the management of affairs under Powers of Attorney.
Hannah is a member of the Ampa Group’s LGBTQ+ inclusion group, Amplify, and enjoys providing support to colleagues and raising awareness as part of her role.
I understand how important it is for our clients to have trust in us, and I always aim to build those trusting relationships based on empathy, transparency, and dedication. I pride myself on being organised, and I love a good spreadsheet!