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Welcome to our Authors page, where we celebrate the talented professionals who contribute to News on the Block. Here, you can explore dedicated profiles for each of our authors, featuring their name, job title, and company, alongside a short bio and professional headshot. Each profile also includes a complete list of the articles they've published, making it easy to discover their insights, expertise, and latest work.

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Charlie Davidson

Senior Associate - Property | Bishop & Sewell

Charles Davidson is a Senior Associate and London property solicitor in the Residential Property team at Bishop & Sewell LLP. Recognised by The Legal 500 UK 2025 as a Leading Individual in Residential Property, he has more than a decade of experience in residential conveyancing and leasehold law, acting on complex and high-value transactions.

Respected for his clarity, intelligence and pragmatic approach, Charles advises on lease extensions, freehold block management, transfers of equity, and refinancing — including transactions involving bridging loans and Islamic finance. His work often involves multi-party negotiations and collaboration with Bishop & Sewell’s Landlord & Tenant and Commercial Property teams.

Affectionately known in property circles as The Hound of Holborn, Charles is a regular commentator on conveyancing practice, lending and leasehold reform, offering sharp insight and understated humour through his articles and podcast appearances.
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Christopher Wade

Director | BPM Limited

Claire Malkinson

Area Director | Rendall & Rittner

Clare Brady

Chief Executive officer | Brady Solicitors

A highly experienced property litigation solicitor, Clare brings entrepreneurial flair and vision, which have helped her grow and develop Brady Solicitors as a leading light in the property management industry.

Colin Stokes

Director | adiuvo

Colin, is the founder and Managing Director of adiuvo, the largest and foremost specialist Out of Hours Service in the UK currently responsible for over 1 Million properties. A former property manager who understands the needs of the sector Colin is also a proponent of tech and AI which adiuvo continue to build for themselves and their clients.

Conan Sammon

Founder and Managing Director | LBC Exterior Cleaning

Damian Greenish

Consultant | Pemberton Greenish

Dan Foryszewski

Managing Director | MRI Living (Private Residential)

Dan Snape

BSc (Hons) MRICS Associate Director | Watts Group

Daniel Snape is a Chartered Building Surveyor and Associate Director at Watts Group Limited. With over 8 years’ experience, he delivers building surveying and project management services across sectors including commercial, retail, residential, hospitality, and life sciences.

Daniel Austin

CEO and co-founder | ASK Partners

Daniel Smith

Senior Associate | Gardner Leader

Daniel Smith is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Team at Gardner Leader, specialising in Property Disputes.

Daniel’s primary focus since qualification has been on housing; landlord and tenant; residential, commercial and agricultural property; and legal and equitable proprietary rights.

David Hills

(FRICS, FIIRSM, MIFireE, MSFPE, RSP) Senior Director - Regulatory, Technical & Technology Solutions | Ark Workplace Risk

David has been working at Ark Workplace Risk for 25 years, following a career within Local Authority building control, where he looked after major construction sites. David is a compliance expert, and is well known and respected in the property sector, sitting on various boards and delivering training for numerous key industry bodies, including The Property Institute and the BPF. Given his high-level connections, David is often first to know about changes in legislation and how this might impact Health, Safety and Risk compliance management.

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