Matthew Weal

Matthew Weal

Matthew Weal is a senior real estate litigator in the Herbert Smith Freehills LLP London team, specialising in all areas of property litigation. He is a qualified solicitor advocate and a member of the Property Litigation Association (matthew.weal@hsf.com)

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    Commonhold – what next?

    2025-06-24T08:13:00

    The commonhold white paper proposes an overhaul of residential property ownership in England and Wales, banning the creation of new leasehold interests. Matthew Weal and Shanna Davison outline what this might look like

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    Shine a light

    2024-09-24T00:00:00

    The law around ‘rights of light’ is complex. Matthew Weal, Shanna Davison and Hugh Le Gear consider the issues in light of the new government’s plans

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    Laying the groundwork

    2022-06-15T10:08:00

    Matthew Weal reflects on whether the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 represents a move towards the government’s stated aim of fairer and more affordable leasehold ownership

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    From the ground up

    2021-09-21T14:38:00

    Matthew Weal discusses whether the government’s proposed leasehold reforms are a welcome development or just not fit for purpose