Before commencing his training contract, Patrick worked as a paralegal in the children and education team. He gained experience in the real estate, housing and litigation, family and charities teams before qualifying as a housing and property lawyer.

Patrick previously worked in a range of roles for a local housing authority and brings that knowledge to bear when helping clients with housing matters, including defending possession proceedings or submitting homelessness reviews.

He has a particular interest in legal issues that affect real property and can advise on rights of way, easements, restrictive covenants, boundary and Party Wall Act disputes.

Patrick also works with lessors and lessees, managing agents and freeholder companies of residential blocks and can assist with all aspects of block-management. 

Patrick is representing clients affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in the public inquiry and has assisted them with related housing matters.

• Obtaining vacant possession of a Rent Act tenancy during the coronavirus pandemic

• Acting for commercial landlords throughout the coronavirus pandemic, pursuing debt proceedings and assisting with forfeiture action following the lifting of restrictions

• Assisting a freeholder in an Access to Neighbouring Land Act matter and obtaining a significant premium and favourable terms for access

• Helping managing agents, lessors and lessees with noise nuisance and other breach of lease matters

• Successfully resolving an action for trespass and unauthorised works at the pre-action stage

• Advising freeholders on restrictive covenants and the enforceability of easements to manage and address neighbourly disputes

• Resolving a boundary dispute for the freeholder of a property in anticipation of sale

• Supported a vulnerable individual facing eviction, helping them appoint a litigation friend and settle the proceedings

• Conducting housing suitability reviews and establishing that a vulnerable social-housing client required a two-bedroom property following a suitability review

• Advising on assured shorthold and Rent Act tenancies, obtaining vacant possession of a Rent Act tenancy during the coronavirus pandemic

• Advising on and obtaining a significant premium and favourable terms for a freeholder in an Access to Neighbouring Land Act matter

• Advising on noise nuisance and breach of lease matters

• Advising commercial landlords on arrears recovery in the county court and successfully resolving rent arrears matters. Advising on trespass and unauthorised works and resolving a matter in the pre-action stage

• Advising on housing suitability reviews and establishing that a vulnerable social-housing client required a two-bedroom property following a suitability review

• Studied English literature and film studies at Sussex University
• Achieved a Graduate Diploma in Law at Brighton University

• Member of the Housing Law Practitioners Association
• Member of the Property Litigation Association