Hayley Prideaux

About Hayley

Hayley is a solicitor in our litigation team with a focus on property litigation. Hayley joined Kitsons in October 2018 following maternity leave after the birth of her son. Hayley is based in the Torquay office working with James Cross and Rhoda Honey.

Hayley qualified as a Solicitor in September 2011 and has a wide range of experience in dealing with disputes including consumer contracts, building disputes and claims under TOLATA.

Hayley specialises in residential property disputes including:

• Neighbour disputes
• Boundary disputes
• Trespass
• Rights of Way
• Breach of Covenants
• Nuisance actions
• Possession of residential property including, Section 8 and 21 notices, possession proceedings and instructing Court bailiffs
• Service charge disputes
• General disputes between landlord and tenant.

Hayley also deals with matters involving the rights of tenants to purchase the Freehold title to their property and the Right to Manage process.

Recent Cases

• Hayley has recently defended proceedings brought against a client for interference with a Right of Way.
• Acting for a client in a case in the First Tier Property Tribunal in relation to an application to register a Right of Way with the Land Registry.
• Hayley has recently acted and advised our client in a long-running and substantial boundary dispute.
• Hayley has successfully obtained possession of a residential property and an Order for payment of rent arrears on behalf of a landlord.

Hayley is friendly and approachable, and she understands that costs are at the forefront of her clients’ minds. As a result, she takes a pragmatic approach to disputes and is an advocate for ADR. That said, she is a tenacious litigator and will do all she can to ensure the best result is achieved for her clients.

Outside of work Hayley enjoys swimming, travelling and reading, and spending time with her family.

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