Jo has been at Mayo Wynne Baxter since 2012 and qualified as a solicitor in 2015. Jo is now a Partner as of April 2019.
She is based in the Lewes office and is the lead solicitor in the firm’s Leasehold Enfranchisement Team. She specialises in residential landlord and tenant matters and has particular expertise in dealing with:
- Lease extensions proceeding by agreement and under the LRHUDA 1993
- Sales and Purchases of Freehold title by agreement, collective enfranchisement and via s.5 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
- Acquisition Orders, Vesting Orders and assisting with missing Landlord issues including applying to the Tribunal or Court where necessary
- Purchases of freehold titles where you own a long lease of your property under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967
- Lease Variations via s.35 and s.37 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
- Right to Manage matters
- Deeds of Variation, Deeds of Covenants and Licence to Alter matters
- Doubling Ground Rent Advice
- Advising Landlords, Tenants, Residents Associations, Head Tenants and Management Companies generally on issues arising out of leases
Jo has excellent professional relationships with a number of valuers in and around Sussex, London and various other areas of the country. She is listed in the LEASE (the Leasehold Advisory Service) practitioners directory and was instrumental in the firm becoming a member of ALEP (the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners).
Jo 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. She is also part of the wider Property Litigation team that focusses on resolving issues between Landlords and Tenants, Management Companies and other third parties in the most effective way possible.
Outside of work, Jo is a keen runner, enjoys gardening and going abroad whenever she gets the chance.
Jon joined Mayo Wynne Baxter in November 2018 having previously worked for a large regional firm based in Southampton since 2005.
He qualified in 2007 and is an experienced Commercial Property Solicitor with a particular emphasis on commercial landlord and tenant work, commercial acquisitions and disposals, both freehold and leasehold, and secured lending acting for both borrowers and lenders.
In addition Jon is able to advise developers, tenants and lenders in relation to construction documentation (including collateral warranties, appointments and building contracts).
Jon has acted for a wide variety of clients ranging from national retailers and a multi-site marina operator to smaller companies and private individuals.
Amanda joined Mayo Wynne Baxter in September 2019, having previous worked at another Sussex based Firm as a fee earner in enfranchisement since 2009.
Amanda is based in our Crawley office, as an Enfranchisement Executive, and is an Associate.
Amanda specialises in all enfranchisement matters, including:-
- 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 leases
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 has very good and well-established professional relationships with a number of surveyors in and around Sussex, Croydon and London.
On an personal level, Amanda’s passion is ice skating, in connection with which she used to complete at National level and subsequently worked as a professional ice show skater with Holiday on Ice. Outside of work, Amanda still concentrates on her passion of ice skating, but also dances, as well as playing racket-ball, attending gym classes and ski-ing, and spending time with her cats, family and friends.
Daniel specialises in company and commercial law, assisting businesses and their owners.
He has extensive experience in the sale and purchase of privately owned companies/businesses, having completed numerous transactions across a wide variety of sectors. Daniel also advises on other corporate arrangements, including corporate finance, management buyouts, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, share options, restructuring and partnerships. Additionally, he regularly advises on a range of commercial contracts, lending and borrowing.
Clients include owner managed and family businesses, entrepreneurs, shareholders, directors and privately owned multinationals.
Having trained at a City firm, he practiced at a Surrey based firm for twenty years before joining Mayo Wynne Baxter in 2022.
David is a Partner and has been with Mayo Wynne Baxter since 1992 and has been qualified since 1994. He is responsible for dealing with high-value domestic and international transactions, large property development projects, corporate restructures and partnership law.
David has experience across many industries and is a prominent member of the firm’s Leisure and Travel Teams, having spent much of his career advising those in the leisure industry.
He remains a non-executive director of a chain of hotels and has years of experience in dealing with high-value domestic and international transactions, large development projects, corporate restructures and partnership law. With years of industry experience behind him, David sailed through the BIIAB Level 2 National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders with a 100% mark.
At work, David is respected for his pragmatic and “plain English” approach and uses his vast experience to assist both clients and fellow colleagues.
Outside of work he enjoys all sports, particularly hockey and is captain of Mayo Wynne Baxter’s cricket team.